Table 1.
Description of study participants and bivariate associations of characteristics with PrEP experiences and intention to use PrEP, together 5000 study, 2017-2018.
| Total n = 5,817 | PrEP Experience | Intend to use PrEP | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PrEP-naïve n = 4948 | Former PrEP n = 869 | Yes n = 3100 | Little or no n = 2717 | |||||||||||
| Characteristic | Frequency | (%) | Frequency | (%) | Frequency | (%) | Chi-square | P | Frequency | (%) | Frequency | (%) | Chi-square | P |
| Age | 56.0 | <.0001 | 30.5 | <.0001 | ||||||||||
| 16-24 years old | 1369 | 23.5 | 1243 | 25.1 | 126 | 14.5 | 786 | 25.4 | 583 | 21.5 | ||||
| 25-35 years old | 2935 | 50.5 | 2437 | 49.3 | 498 | 57.3 | 1583 | 51.1 | 1352 | 49.8 | ||||
| 36-45 years old | 1195 | 20.5 | 989 | 20.0 | 206 | 23.7 | 596 | 19.2 | 599 | 22.1 | ||||
| 46+ years old | 318 | 5.5 | 279 | 5.6 | 39 | 4.5 | 135 | 4.4 | 183 | 6.7 | ||||
| Race/Ethnicity | 5.5 | 0.24 | 48.6 | <.0001 | ||||||||||
| White | 3087 | 53.1 | 2624 | 53.0 | 463 | 53.3 | 1535 | 49.5 | 1552 | 57.1 | ||||
| Black or African American | 626 | 10.8 | 533 | 10.8 | 93 | 10.7 | 381 | 12.3 | 245 | 9.0 | ||||
| Latino | 1397 | 24.0 | 1205 | 24.4 | 192 | 22.1 | 791 | 25.5 | 606 | 22.3 | ||||
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 208 | 3.6 | 167 | 3.4 | 41 | 4.7 | 135 | 4.4 | 73 | 2.7 | ||||
| Other or multiracial | 499 | 8.6 | 419 | 8.5 | 80 | 9.2 | 258 | 8.3 | 241 | 8.9 | ||||
| Sexual Orientation | 18.5 | <.0001 | 1.3 | 0.52 | ||||||||||
| Gay, Queer, Homosexual | 4970 | 85.4 | 4188 | 84.6 | 782 | 90.0 | 2658 | 85.7 | 2312 | 85.1 | ||||
| Bisexual | 793 | 13.6 | 711 | 14.4 | 82 | 9.4 | 417 | 13.5 | 376 | 13.8 | ||||
| Other | 54 | 0.9 | 49 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.6 | 25 | 0.8 | 29 | 1.1 | ||||
| Region | 69.2 | <.0001 | 6.8 | 0.15 | ||||||||||
| Northeast | 880 | 15.1 | 686 | 13.9 | 194 | 22.4 | 436 | 14.1 | 444 | 16.3 | ||||
| Midwest | 864 | 14.9 | 740 | 15.0 | 124 | 14.3 | 461 | 14.9 | 403 | 14.8 | ||||
| South | 2783 | 47.9 | 2456 | 49.7 | 327 | 37.7 | 1518 | 49.0 | 1265 | 46.6 | ||||
| West | 1266 | 21.8 | 1043 | 21.1 | 223 | 25.7 | 672 | 21.7 | 594 | 21.9 | ||||
| US Overseas/Territories | 22 | 0.4 | 22 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.4 | 11 | 0.4 | ||||
| Education | 48.1 | <.0001 | 18.3 | 0.000 | ||||||||||
| < High school diploma | 121 | 2.1 | 104 | 2.1 | 17 | 2.0 | 73 | 2.4 | 48 | 1.8 | ||||
| High school diploma or GED | 795 | 13.7 | 726 | 14.7 | 69 | 7.9 | 459 | 14.8 | 336 | 12.4 | ||||
| Some college or technical school training | 2603 | 44.8 | 2238 | 45.2 | 365 | 42.0 | 1413 | 45.6 | 1190 | 43.8 | ||||
| College graduate + | 2298 | 39.5 | 1880 | 38.0 | 418 | 48.1 | 1155 | 37.3 | 1143 | 42.1 | ||||
| Employment Status | 12.7 | 0.005 | 1.6 | 0.65 | ||||||||||
| Full-time (40 hours per week) | 3676 | 63.2 | 3127 | 63.2 | 549 | 63.2 | 1975 | 63.7 | 1701 | 62.6 | ||||
| Part-time (less than 40 hours per week) | 738 | 12.7 | 615 | 12.4 | 123 | 14.2 | 394 | 12.7 | 344 | 12.7 | ||||
| Working or full-time student | 871 | 15.0 | 769 | 15.5 | 102 | 11.7 | 447 | 14.4 | 424 | 15.6 | ||||
| Unemployed/Other | 532 | 9.2 | 437 | 8.8 | 95 | 10.9 | 284 | 9.2 | 248 | 9.1 | ||||
| Annual Income | 17.7 | 0.0001 | 22.9 | <.0001 | ||||||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 1856 | 31.9 | 1629 | 32.9 | 227 | 26.1 | 1021 | 32.9 | 835 | 30.7 | ||||
| $20,000-$49,999 | 2447 | 42.1 | 2064 | 41.7 | 383 | 44.1 | 1352 | 43.6 | 1095 | 40.3 | ||||
| 50,000+ | 1514 | 26.0 | 1255 | 25.4 | 259 | 29.8 | 727 | 23.5 | 787 | 29.0 | ||||
| Martial Status | 5.9 | 0.02 | 1.2 | 0.27 | ||||||||||
| Yes | 749 | 12.9 | 615 | 12.4 | 134 | 15.4 | 385 | 12.4 | 364 | 13.4 | ||||
| No | 5068 | 87.1 | 4333 | 87.6 | 735 | 84.6 | 2715 | 87.6 | 2353 | 86.6 | ||||
| Health Insurance | 2.0 | 0.17 | 0.8 | 0.37 | ||||||||||
| Yes | 4265 | 73.3 | 3611 | 73.0 | 654 | 75.3 | 2288 | 73.8 | 1977 | 72.8 | ||||
| No/do not know | 1552 | 26.7 | 1337 | 27.0 | 215 | 24.7 | 812 | 26.2 | 740 | 27.2 | ||||
| Experience Housing Instability (past 5 years) | 7.6 | 0.01 | 17.1 | <.0001 | ||||||||||
| No/Not within last 5 years | 4677 | 80.4 | 4008 | 81.0 | 669 | 77.0 | 2430 | 78.4 | 2247 | 82.7 | ||||
| Yes, within last five years | 1140 | 19.6 | 940 | 19.0 | 200 | 23.0 | 670 | 21.6 | 470 | 17.3 | ||||
| Engaged in Sex Work (past 3 months) | 4.7 | 0.03 | 2.5 | 0.12 | ||||||||||
| No | 5010 | 86.1 | 4282 | 86.5 | 728 | 83.8 | 2649 | 85.5 | 2361 | 86.9 | ||||
| Yes | 807 | 13.9 | 666 | 13.5 | 141 | 16.2 | 451 | 14.6 | 356 | 13.1 | ||||
| Ever Incarcerated | 0.1 | 0.79 | 0.5 | 0.47 | ||||||||||
| No | 5004 | 86.0 | 4259 | 86.1 | 745 | 85.7 | 2657 | 85.7 | 2347 | 86.4 | ||||
| Yes | 813 | 14.0 | 689 | 13.9 | 124 | 14.3 | 443 | 14.3 | 370 | 13.6 | ||||
| People known on PrEP | 222.9 | <.0001 | 34.8 | <.0001 | ||||||||||
| None | 1382 | 23.8 | 1290 | 26.1 | 92 | 10.6 | 648 | 20.9 | 734 | 27.0 | ||||
| 1-4 people on PrEP | 2539 | 43.7 | 2226 | 45.0 | 313 | 36.0 | 1367 | 44.1 | 1172 | 43.1 | ||||
| 5+ people | 1896 | 32.6 | 1432 | 28.9 | 464 | 53.4 | 1085 | 35.0 | 811 | 29.9 | ||||
| Favorability of PrEP within network | 84.9 | <.0001 | 282.2 | <.0001 | ||||||||||
| Are in favor of PrEP | 3784 | 65.1 | 3123 | 63.1 | 661 | 76.1 | 2315 | 74.7 | 1469 | 54.1 | ||||
| Are opposed to PrEP | 37 | 0.6 | 29 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.9 | 17 | 0.6 | 20 | 0.7 | ||||
| Are split evenly between being in favor of and being opposed to PrEP | 631 | 10.9 | 537 | 10.9 | 94 | 10.8 | 237 | 7.7 | 394 | 14.5 | ||||
| Don’t have strong opinions either way | 710 | 12.2 | 652 | 13.2 | 58 | 6.7 | 249 | 8.0 | 461 | 17.0 | ||||
| Don’t really know what PrEP is | 655 | 11.3 | 607 | 12.3 | 48 | 5.5 | 282 | 9.1 | 373 | 13.7 | ||||
| Self-reported HIV Status | 122.0 | <.0001 | 1.7 | 0.19 | ||||||||||
| HIV-negative | 3465 | 59.6 | 2800 | 56.6 | 665 | 76.5 | 1822 | 58.8 | 1643 | 60.5 | ||||
| I don’t know: I am unsure | 2352 | 40.4 | 2148 | 43.4 | 204 | 23.5 | 1278 | 41.2 | 1074 | 39.5 | ||||
| Experience with PrEP | 63.3 | <.0001 | ||||||||||||
| PrEP naive | 4948 | 85.1 | 2529 | 81.6 | 2419 | 89.0 | ||||||||
| Yes, but not currently taking PrEP | 869 | 14.9 | 571 | 18.4 | 298 | 11.0 | ||||||||
| Intentions to use PrEP | ||||||||||||||
| Yes | 3100 | 53.3 | ||||||||||||
| Little or no intention | 2717 | 46.7 | ||||||||||||