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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 3.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Care. 2021 May 11;34(3):324–330. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2021.1925213

Table 3.

Predictors of PrEP Interest among Young Black Women in the United States, 2018 (n = 209).

PrEP Interest
Unadjusted OR (95%CI) P value
Demographic Characteristics
Health Insurance (yes vs. no) .40 (.01–10.58) 0.58
Education Level
 High School Ref
 Some College .44 (.06–3.12) 0.41
 Associates .30 (.01 −6.39) 0.44
 Bachelors .47 (.06–3.55) 0.47
 Professional .69 (.04–10.65) 0.79
Employment Status
 Full-time Ref
 Part-time .93 (.28–3.14) 0.91
 Unemployed 2.14 (.30–15.24) 0.45
 Student/Vocational Training .50 (.10–2.26) 0.37
Last Time HIV/AIDS Tested
 Within the past Three Months Ref
 Last Three to Six Months 6.53 (1.25–34.13) 0.02
 More Than Six Months 8.04 (1.52–42.53) 0.01
Last Time STI Tested
 Within the past Three Months Ref
 Last Three to Six Months .26 (.05–1.23) 0.08
 More Than Six Months .25 (.05–1.21) 0.08
Comfort Level Accessing HIV/STI Services
 Low Comfort Ref
 Medium Comfort 2.06 (.36–11.63) 0.41
 High Comfort 1.70 (.46–6.28) 0.42
Last Time Check-up/Routine Care
 Less Than a Year Ref
 More Than a Year 2.21 (.61 −8.05) 0.22
PrEP awareness (yes vs. no) .72 (.26–2.02) 0.53
Perceived HIV Risk
 Low Risk Ref
 Medium Risk 1.66 (.73–5.21) 0.32
 High Risk 2.29 (.33–15.75) 0.39
Recent Positive STI (yes vs. no) 1.96 (.56–6.77) 0.29
Active Contraceptive Use (yes vs. no) 3.24 (1.06–9.91) 0.03