Table 3.
Bivariate and Independent Correlates of Willingness to Initiate PrEP (N=234)
| Variable | Bivariate Associations | Multivariate Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | P-value | aOR | 95% CI | P-value | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 1.19 | 0.64, 2.04 | 0.53 | |||
| Male (ref) | ||||||
| Age (years; continuous) | 1.00 | 0.98, 1.03 | 0.80 | |||
| Race | ||||||
| White | 0.99 | 0.57, 1.73 | 0.97 | |||
| Non-white (ref) | ||||||
| Currently married or living with partner | 1.39 | 0.71, 2.72 | 0.34 | |||
| High school graduate | 1.12 | 0.62, 2.03 | 0.71 | |||
| Currently employed | 0.74 | 0.33, 1.62 | 0.45 | |||
| Yearly income | ||||||
| < $10,000 | 0.77 | 0.42, 1.41 | 0.39 | |||
| > $10,000 (ref) | ||||||
| Having health insurance | 5.73 | 0.59, 56.00 | 0.13 | |||
| Homeless in the last year | 0.73 | 0.42, 1.26 | 0.26 | |||
| Heterosexual orientation | 0.87 | 0.45, 1.71 | 0.69 | |||
| Visited healthcare provider in the past 12 months | 1.57 | 0.70, 3.53 | 0.28 | |||
| Current methadone dose (continuous per mg) | 1.00 | 0.99, 1.01 | 0.42 | |||
| Moderate to severe depression | 0.74 | 0.39, 1.39 | 0.34 | |||
| Number of times HIV tested in the past 12 months (continuous) | 0.98 | 0.81, 1.20 | 0.86 | |||
| Perceived at risk of getting HIV | 2.99 | 1.70, 5.24 | <0.001* | 2.71 | 1.47, 5.00 | 0.002** |
| Number of sexual partners in the past 30 days (continuous) | 1.11 | 0.99, 1.25 | 0.08* | 1.05 | 0.95, 1.17 | 0.34 |
| Condomless sex in the past 30 days | 0.74 | 0.43, 1.30 | 0.30 | |||
| Satisfied with current method of HIV protection | 0.60 | 0.34, 1.07 | 0.08* | 0.69 | 0.37, 1.29 | 0.24 |
| Enaged in sexual activitiy while using alchol | 1.38 | 0.76, 2.49 | 0.29 | |||
| Age of first drug injection (years; continuous) | 1.00 | 0.99, 1.01 | 0.98 | |||
| Length of using drugs (years; continuous) | 0.99 | 0.97, 1.02 | 0.56 | |||
| Drug injection in the past 30 days | 0.97 | 0.91, 1.04 | 0.40 | |||
| Daily injection of drugs | 0.73 | 0.42, 1.29 | 0.28 | |||
| Shared drug injection equipment | 0.97 | 0.91, 1.04 | 0.39 | |||
| Used Cocaine in the past 30 days | 0.97 | 0.91, 1.04 | 0.41 | |||
| Current alcohol use disorder | 0.96 | 0.54, 1.72 | 0.90 | |||
| Experienced an overdose of Fentanyl in the past 30 days | 0.97 | 0.91, 1.03 | 0.32 | |||
| PrEP use (ever) | 3.07 | 0.49, 6.31 | 0.002* | 3.57 | 1.68, 7.61 | 0.001** |
OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio CI confidence interval, ref referent
*
In bivariate logistic regression models, those variables whose P-value is less than 0.1 was included in the multiple logistic regression
**
Variables that have been significant at 0.05 level in multiple logistic regression model