Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of PROUD participants included in HCV incidence analysis
| Characteristic |
N (%) (Total = 490) |
|---|---|
| Age (median) | 35 (29‐42) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 395 (81.4%) |
| Black | 17 (3.5%) |
| Asian | 28 (5.8%) |
| Other | 45 (9.3%) |
| University degree | 303 (62.3%) |
| Full‐time employment | 351 (72.4%) |
| Born in the UK | 292 (60.1%) |
| Relationship status | |
| Partner, living together | 145 (29.8%) |
| Partner, living separately | 74 (15.2%) |
| Single | 267 (54.9%) |
| Circumcised | 142 (29.4%) |
| Chemsex‐associated drugs* | 226 (47.6%) |
| STI diagnosed in past 12 mo | |
| Any** | 282 (57.6%) |
| Rectal*** | 162 (34.8%) |
| Rectal*** or syphilis | 183 (39.3%) |
| Number of sexual partners in past 3 mo, median | 10 (5‐20) |
| Number of ncRAI partners in past 3 mo, median | 2 (1‐5) |
| Number of HIV tests in past 12 mo | 3 (2‐4) |
| Use of PEP in past 12 mo | 170 (36.9%) |
Data are median (IQR) or n (%). Number of participants missing baseline data: ethnicity, 5; university degree, 4; full‐time employment, 5; relationship status, 4; chemsex, 15; STI, 24; total number of partners, 8; ncRAI partners, 25; HIV test, 17; PEP, 29.
Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; ncRAI, receptive anal intercourse without a condom; PEP, post‐exposure prophylaxis; STI, sexually transmitted infection; UK, United Kingdom.
*
Methamphetamine, GHB, mephedrone or ketamine.
**
Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, or syphilis.
***
Rectal chlamydia or rectal gonorrhoea.