Table 2.
Correlates of PrEP and nPEP awareness among Black transgender women in POWER 2014–2017, N=490
| Characteristic | Not PrEP aware | PrEP Aware | p value | Not nPEP aware | nPEP aware | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 218 | n = 272 | n = 289 | n = 201 | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| age (mean (SD)) | 31.3 (11.5) | 30.5 (10.3) | 0.42 | 31.2 (11.7) | 30.4 (9.4) | 0.41 |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 11 (5.1) | 25 (9.2) | 0.08 | 15 (5.2) | 21 (10.5) | 0.028 |
| Education Level | 0.023 | 0.018 | ||||
| High school or less | 137 (63.7) | 145 (53.5) | 178 (62.5) | 104 (51.7) | ||
| Technical/college or more | 78 (36.3) | 126 (46.5) | 107 (37.5) | 97 (48.3) | ||
| HIV status | 0.045 | 0.11 | ||||
| HIV-negative | 116 (53.2) | 114 (41.9) | 145 (50.2) | 85 (42.3) | ||
| HIV-positive | 75 (34.4) | 117 (43.0) | 102 (35.3) | 90 (44.8) | ||
| Unknown/missing | 27 (12.4) | 41 (15.1) | 42 (14.5) | 26 (12.9) | ||
| Current insurance coverage | 159 (72.9) | 226 (83.1) | 0.006 | 217 (75.1) | 168 (83.6) | 0.024 |
| Unable to access healthcare | 80 (36.7) | 127 (46.7) | 0.026 | 109 (37.7) | 98 (48.8) | 0.015 |
| Incarceration | 67 (30.7) | 103 (37.9) | 0.099 | 87 (30.1) | 83 (41.3) | 0.010 |
| Homelessness | 68 (31.2) | 137 (50.4) | <0.001 | 94 (32.5) | 111 (55.2) | <0.001 |
| Assault | 76 (34.9) | 138 (50.7) | <0.001 | 104 (36.0) | 110 (54.7) | <0.001 |
| Intimate partner violence | 82 (37.6) | 141 (51.8) | 0.002 | 112 (38.8) | 111 (55.2) | <0.001 |
| Healthcare Discrimination | 18 (8.3) | 30 (11.0) | 0.31 | 25 (8.7) | 23 (11.4) | 0.31 |
| Current hormone use* | 51 (35.2) | 106 (50.5) | 0.004 | 66 (33.0) | 91 (58.7) | <0.001 |
Notes:
*
included in 2015–2017 cycles only, n=355; bold type indicates p≤.05