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. 2021 Dec 10;89(3):251–260. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002876

TABLE 4.

Summary of Weekly SMS Survey Data on Sexual Behavior and HIV Risk

HIV Risk
In the Prior Week, the Participant Reported…
Participant Responded ‘Yes’ during at Least 1 Week, N (%) Number of Weeks Participants Responded ‘Yes’, Mean (SD) Survey Response for Prior Week Mean (SD) Adherence in the Prior Week P N (%) Participant-wk with High Adherence in Prior Week (5+ Doses) P
Sexual activity 299 (86%) 36 (22) Yes 32% (21, 51) 0.49 853 (32%) 0.07
No 34% (21, 56) 565 (43%)
 Condoms not used with all sex acts 268 (90%) 21 (20) Yes 31% (19, 54) 0.54 402 (30%) 0.52
No 33% (19, 55) 450 (35%)
 Sexual partner may have had HIV 240 (80%) 12 (16) Yes 33% (19, 62) 0.94 264 (32%) 0.76
No 30% (19, 53) 584 (33%)
Perceived HIV risk 170 (49%) 7 (12) Yes 29% (17, 62) 0.58 87 (25%) 0.52
No 33% (28, 43) 177 (38%)
Perceived protection from HIV because of PrEP* 232 (67%) 31 (22) Yes 31% (20, 53) 0.79 768 (33%) 0.16
No 31% (16, 60) 50 (27%)

Surveys were sent to all 348 participants weekly from Month 6–24 of the study (72 total weeks). Data reflect responses from 14,440/18,668 (77%) of the surveys completed. Adherence is defined as 5+ dose/week per electronic monitoring.

*

Among those picking up PrEP.

IQR, interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.