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. 2020 Nov 20;86(1):22–30. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002514

TABLE 4.

Factors Associated With Discontinuation of PrEP During COVID-19 Physical Distancing Restrictions Among People With a History of PrEP Use (N = 400)

Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
OR 95% CI P aOR 95% CI P
Upper Lower Upper Lower
Age, yr 0.983 0.967 0.998 0.031
HIV testing
 More than 3 mo 1 1
 1–3 mo 0.386 0.209 0.710 0.002 0.392 0.210 0.732 0.003
 Previous month 0.171 0.087 0.336 <0.001 0.174 0.087 0.347 <0.001
STI testing
 More than 3 mo 1
 1–3 mo 0.420 0.227 0.778 0.006
 Previous month 0.187 0.095 0.366 <0.001
Access to PrEP
 About the same 1
 Less difficult 3.059 0.923 10.137 0.067
 More difficult 0.646 0.359 1.163 0.145
No. of months using PrEP 0.986 0.971 1.000 0.056
No. of sex partners since COVID-19
 No sex partners 1
 1 sex partner 0.501 0.313 0.800 0.004
 More than 1 sex partners 0.219 0.117 0.410 <0.001
Casual partners
 No sex with casual partners 1 1
 Any sex with casual partners during COVID-19 0.273 0.144 0.519 <0.001 0.277 0.143 0.537 <0.001
Fuckbuddies
 No sex with fuckbuddies 1
 Any sex with fuckbuddies during COVID-19 0.239 0.131 0.437 <0.001
Any nonrelationship sex
 No nonrelationship sex 1
 Any nonrelationship sex during COVID-19 0.229 0.135 0.387 <0.001