Table 3.
Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis by Eligibility Status
| Total |
PrEP ineligible |
PrEP eligible |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 410) | (N = 326) | (N = 84) | |
| Self-perceived risk of HIV, n (%) | |||
| No/low risk | 390 (95) | 324 (99) | 66 (79) |
| Medium/high risk | 20 (5) | 2 (1) | 18 (21) |
| Heard of PrEP, n (%) | 138 (34) | 104 (32) | 34 (40) |
| Know someone who has taken PrEP,an (%) | 20 (14) | 11 (11) | 9 (26) |
| How frequently should PrEP be taken,a,bn (%) | |||
| At least one day before sex | 28 (20) | 26 (25) | 2 (6) |
| Immediately before sex | 5 (4) | 5 (5) | 0 (0) |
| Before and after sex | 18 (13) | 13 (13) | 5 (15) |
| Every day even if not having sex that day, n (%) | 86 (63) | 59 (57) | 27 (79) |
| PrEP side effects?,a,bn (%) | |||
| A lot | 32 (23) | 24 (23) | 8 (23) |
| A few | 80 (59) | 59 (57) | 21 (62) |
| None | 25 (18) | 20 (20) | 5 (15) |
| PrEP effectiveness,a,bn (%) | |||
| Not/minimally/somewhat effective | 87 (63) | 70 (68) | 17 (50) |
| Very/completely effective | 50 (37) | 33 (32) | 17 (50) |
| Would use a condom while taking PrEP,an (%) | 114 (83) | 91 (88) | 23 (68) |
| Wants to learn more about PrEP while in ED today, n (%) | 148 (36) | 104 (32) | 44 (52) |
| Would be willing to take PrEP daily,cn (%) | 106 (72) | 67 (65) | 39 (89) |
| Received a PrEP brochure,cn (%) | 103 (70) | 72 (69) | 31 (71) |
a
Among those who reported that they had heard of PrEP before (N = 138).
b
Missing data (N = 1).
c
Among those who stated they wanted to learn more about PrEP (N = 148).
ED, emergency department; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis.