Table 2.
Bivariate Analysis of PrEP Awareness and Willingness to Use PrEP
| Variables | Awareness of PrEP | Willingness to Take PrEP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | OR (95% CI) | Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Total | 104 (48) | 114 (52) | 181 (83) | 36 (17) | ||
| Age category, years | ||||||
| ≤23 | 34 (51.5) | 32 (48.5) | Ref | 56 (85) | 10 (15) | Ref |
| >23 to ≤26 | 21 (40) | 32 (60) | 0.62 (0.30–1.28) | 47 (90) | 5 (10) | 1.68 (0.54–5.26) |
| >26 to ≤29 | 31 (60) | 21 (40) | 1.39 (0.66–2.90) | 39 (76.5) | 12 (23.5) | 0.58 (0.23–1.48) |
| >29 | 18 (38) | 29 (62) | 0.58 (0.27–1.25) | 39 (81) | 9 (19) | 0.77 (0.29–2.08) |
| Education | ||||||
| No education + primary | 31 (54) | 26 (46) | Ref | 47 (82.5) | 10 (17.5) | Ref |
| Technical + secondary | 62 (45) | 75 (55) | 0.69 (0.37–1.29) | 115 (83) | 23 (17) | 1.06 (0.47–2.41) |
| University | 11 (46) | 13 (54) | 0.71 (0.27–1.85) | 19 (86) | 3 (14) | 1.35 (0.33–5.44) |
| Disclosed sex | ||||||
| No | 36 (49) | 37 (51) | Ref | 61 (84) | 12 (16) | Ref |
| Yes | 68 (47) | 77 (53) | 0.91 (0.52–1.59) | 120 (83) | 24 (17) | 0.98 (0.46–2.10) |
| Living arrangement | ||||||
| Male or female partner | 25 (64) | 14 (36) | Ref | 35 (90) | 4 (10) | Ref |
| Alone | 45 (50) | 45 (50) | 0.56 (0.26–1.21) | 74 (83) | 15 (17) | 0.56 (0.17–1.82) |
| Other | 34 (38) | 55 (62) | 0.35 (0.16–0.76)a | 72 (81) | 17 (19) | 0.48 (0.15–1.55) |
| No. of male partners in the past 6 months | ||||||
| None | 20 (43) | 26 (57) | Ref | 39 (85) | 7 (15) | Ref |
| One | 23 (42) | 32 (58) | 0.93 (0.42–2.06) | 42 (76) | 13 (24) | 0.58 (0.21–1.60) |
| Two to four | 40 (50) | 40 (50) | 1.30 (0.63–2.70) | 68 (86) | 11 (14) | 1.11 (0.40–3.10) |
| Five and above | 21 (57) | 16 (43) | 1.71 (0.71–4.09) | 32 (86.5) | 5 (13.5) | 1.15 (0.33–3.97) |
| No. of female vaginal or anal partners in the past 6 months | ||||||
| Vaginal = 0 and anal = 0 | 77 (50) | 77 (50) | Ref | 126 (82) | 28 (18) | Ref |
| Vaginal >0 or anal >0 | 27 (42) | 37 (58) | 0.73 (0.41–1.31) | 55 (87) | 8 (13) | 1.53 (0.65–3.56) |
| Insertive anal sex acts with a man and condom use in the past 6 months | ||||||
| Never had anal sex | 48 (50.5) | 47 (49.5) | Ref | 84 (88) | 11 (12) | Ref |
| Had sex, never used condoms | 5 (42) | 7 (58) | 0.70 (0.21–2.36) | 11 (100) | 0 (0) | NAb |
| Had sex but sometimes used condoms | 51 (46) | 60 (54) | 0.83 (0.48–1.44) | 86 (77.5) | 25 (22.5) | 0.45 (0.21–0.97)a |
| Receptive anal sex acts with a man and condom use in the past 6 months | ||||||
| Never had anal sex | 49 (41) | 71 (59) | Ref | 100 (84) | 19 (16) | Ref |
| Had sex, never used condoms | 10 (56) | 8 (44) | 1.81 (0.67–4.92) | 18 (100) | 0 (0) | NAb |
| Had sex but sometimes used condoms | 45 (57) | 35 (43) | 1.86 (1.05–3.30)a | 63 (79) | 17 (21) | 0.70 (0.34–1.46) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; PrEP = pre-exposure prophylaxis.
a
Significant at 5% significance level.
b
Not applicable, sample size is too small to calculate the CI.