TABLE 2. Percentage of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men with a likely indication for preexposure prophylaxis who discussed preexposure prophylaxis with a health care provider in the past 12 months or used preexposure prophylaxis in the past 12 months, by race/ethnicity and age group — United States, 2017.
| Characteristic | Discussed PrEP with health care provider in past 12 mos* |
Used PrEP in past 12 mos* |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) | |
|
Total
|
4,466 |
51.5 (49.1–53.9) |
4,466 |
35.5 (33.0–38.0) |
|
Race/Ethnicity
| ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
—¶ |
—¶ |
—¶ |
—¶ |
| Asian |
111 |
61.1 (48.3–74.0) |
111 |
47.4 (34.1–60.6) |
| Black/African American |
962 |
47.2 (42.5–51.8) |
962 |
27.2 (22.7–31.7) |
| Hispanic/Latino† |
1,250 |
45.2 (41.2–49.2) |
1,250 |
31.3 (27.5–35.2) |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
—¶ |
—¶ |
—¶ |
—¶ |
| White |
1,841 |
58.5 (54.9–62.0) |
1,841 |
42.2 (38.4–46.0) |
| Multiple races§ |
230 |
45.9 (36.0–55.7) |
230 |
30.1 (21.5–38.7) |
|
Age group, yrs
| ||||
| 18–24 |
837 |
43.6 (38.3–49.0) |
837 |
26.7 (22.2–31.2) |
| 25–34 |
2,073 |
52.6 (49.2–56.0) |
2,073 |
36.8 (33.3–40.3) |
| 35–44 |
845 |
59.9 (55.0–64.8) |
845 |
44.7 (39.7–49.8) |
| 45–54 |
480 |
48.8 (41.4–56.1) |
480 |
35.7 (28.4–42.9) |
| ≥55 | 231 | 46.4 (36.9–56.0) | 231 | 23.7 (15.1–32.3) |
Abbreviations: MSM = men who have sex with men; NHBS = National HIV Behavioral Surveillance; PrEP = preexposure prophylaxis.
* Based on data collected by NHBS in 2017 in 23 U.S. urban areas (Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Memphis, Tennessee; Miami, Florida; Nassau and Suffolk counties, New York; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York City, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Portland, Oregon; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Seattle, Washington; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Washington, DC). Restricted to MSM with likely clinical indications for PrEP, who had a negative NHBS HIV test result after the NHBS interview, had a male sex partner who was HIV-positive or two or more male sex partners in the past 12 months, and had condomless anal sex with a male sex partner or a sexually transmitted infection (i.e., syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia) in the past 12 months.
† Hispanic/Latino MSM could be any race.
§ Represents persons identified as having multiple race categories selected.
¶ Estimates not available because denominator sample sizes are <30.