Table 2.
Unadjusted and adjusted odds of an HIV-negative individual to be on PrEP currently and odds of an HIV-positive individual to be virally suppressed in Chicago, the N2 Study, 2018–2019
| PrEP use | Viral suppression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR | Adjusted OR | Unadjusted OR | Adjusted OR | |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Confidant network characteristics | ||||
| Number of confidants named | 1.30 (1.00, 1.69)* | 1.06 (0.62, 1.82) | 1.04 (0.79, 1.37) | 1.25 (0.78, 2.02) |
| Confidants education (high school or above) | ||||
| 0% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1–100% | 0.59 (0.22, 1.60) | 0.30 (0.06, 1.48) | 1.76 (0.53, 5.79) | 1.88 (0.43, 8.24) |
| Confidents were employed | ||||
| 0% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1–99% | 2.70 (0.84, 8.71) | 1.87 (0.39, 9.00) | 1.28 (0.37, 4.39) | 1.69 (0.26, 10.99) |
| 100% | 4.27 (1.33, 13.68)* | 2.80 (0.60, 13.02) | 1.02 (0.30, 3.52) | 1.84 (0.29, 11.57) |
| Confidents were also MSM | ||||
| 0–99% | 1.13 (0.57, 2.22) | 1.58 (0.56, 4.49) | 0.94 (0.40, 2.23) | 0.55 (0.15, 2.06) |
| 100% | ||||
| Confidants knew participant’s MSM status | ||||
| 0–99% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 100% | 2.11 (0.89, 5.00) | 2.60 (0.57, 11.90) | 0.59 (0.11, 3.03) | 0.40 (0.03, 6.50) |
| Confidants frequently talked about participant’s sex life | ||||
| 0% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1–99% | 2.59 (1.11, 6.06)* | 1.42 (0.39, 5.24) | 0.75 (0.30, 1.85) | 0.33 (0.08, 1.30) |
| 100% | 1.24 (0.50, 3.05) | 0.83 (0.19, 3.61) | 1.07 (0.41, 2.75) | 0.89 (0.23, 3.46) |
| Confidants knew participant’s HIV status | ||||
| 0% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1–99% | 1.12 (0.18, 6.93) | 0.29 (0.01, 6.03) | 1.75 (0.49, 6.22) | 2.91 (0.44, 19.33) |
| 100% | 3.24 (0.67, 15.54) | 2.72 (0.22, 33.24) | 2.44 (0.86, 6.94) | 4.76 (1.09, 20.73)* |
| Confidants were also a parental figure | ||||
| 0% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1–100% | 1.57 (0.82, 3.01) | 3.51 (1.21, 10.14)* | 1.48 (0.70, 3.17) | 0.95 (0.29, 3.06) |
| Confidants frequently talked about avoiding HIV/STI acquisition | ||||
| 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1–99% | 1.66 (0.82, 3.37) | 1.64 (0.56, 4.82) | 1.29 (0.57, 2.92) | 1.14 (0.36, 3.66) |
| 100% | 0.55 (0.23, 1.31) | 0.68 (0.19, 2.38) | 1.15 (0.47, 2.81) | 1.33 (0.34, 5.22) |
| Neighborhood affiliation | ||||
| Health care affiliation (south) | 0.88 (0.48, 1.62) | 1.00 (0.43, 2.31) | 1.54 (0.76, 3.14) | 1.76 (0.70, 4.44) |
| Health care affiliation (south) | 0.85 (0.46, 1.56) | 1.05 (0.47, 2.37) | 1.41 (0.69, 2.87) | 1.80 (0.67, 4.86) |
| Individual characteristics | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 16–23 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 23–24 | 0.94 (0.41, 2.13) | 0.73 (0.22, 2.40) | 0.34 (0.09, 1.38) | 0.38 (0.06, 2.32) |
| 25–28 | 1.03 (0.45, 2.37) | 0.83 (0.25, 2.74) | 0.32 (0.09, 1.08) | 0.22 (0.05, 0.97)* |
| 29–34 | 0.58 (0.22, 1.50) | 0.25 (0.07, 0.99)* | 0.29 (0.09, 0.98)* | 0.29 (0.06, 1.41) |
| Transgender women/other (reference: male) | 0.83 (0.34, 2.03) | 1.97 (0.49, 7.88) | 2.01 (0.62, 6.53) | 1.66 (0.30, 9.33) |
| Sexual orientation | ||||
| Gay | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Straight/other | 0.39 (0.20, 0.76)** | 0.60 (0.24, 1.52) | 0.50 (0.19, 1.33) | 0.33 (0.08, 1.29) |
| Bisexual | 0.21 (0.06, 0.78)* | 0.28 (0.04, 1.77) | 1.00 (0.37, 2.73) | 1.04 (0.24, 4.51) |
| High school and above | 1.66 (0.69, 3.98) | 0.86 (0.25, 2.96) | 0.97 (0.31, 3.06) | 1.09 (0.18, 6.48) |
| Employed | 2.40 (1.28, 4.50)** | 3.25 (1.25, 8.46)* | 0.79 (0.40, 1.58) | 0.76 (0.25, 2.29) |
| Annual income (≥ $USD 20,000) | 1.50 (0.78, 2.88) | 1.09 (0.41, 2.94) | 0.81 (0.40, 1.64) | 0.91 (0.33, 2.57) |
| Stable housing | 1.47 (0.76, 2.85) | 0.77 (0.27, 2.21) | 0.93 (0.45, 1.90) | 0.55 (0.21, 1.43) |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01