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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2021 Sep 23;26(4):1153–1162. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03468-6

Table III.

Comparisons of STI testing history and recency of testing by use of PrEP among sexually active cisgender men and transgender women who have sex with men (N = 129)

Never PrEP Ever PrEP Chi-square Test Statistic (p)*
N = 83 N = 46
N 1 % n 1 % n 1 %
Any STI
 Ever testeda 111 86% 67 81% 44 96% 5.5 (.019)
 Recently testedb 78 61% 39 47% 39 85% 17.7 (<.001)
 Last tested >1 year agoc 33 26% 28 42% 5 11% 11.8 (.001)
HPV
 Ever testeda 38 30% 15 18% 23 50% 14.5 (<.001)
 Recently testedb 20 16% 6 7% 14 30% 12.2 (<.001)
 Last tested >1 year agoc 18 14% 9 60% 9 39% 1.6 (.208)
Genital warts
 Ever testeda 29 23% 15 18% 14 30% 2.6 (.107)
 Recently testedb 22 17% 12 15% 10 22% 1.1 (.292)
 Last tested >1 year agoc 7 5% 3 20% 4 29% FET (.682)
Herpes
 Ever testeda 59 46% 29 35% 30 65% 10.6 (.001)
 Recently testedb 38 30% 16 20% 22 48% 11.3 (.001)
 Last tested >1 year agoc 21 16% 13 45% 8 27% 2.1 (.145)
Chlamydia
 Ever testeda 81 63% 39 47% 42 91% 24.9 (<.001)
 Recently testedb 57 44% 19 23% 38 83% 42.8 (<.001)
 Last tested >1 year agoc 24 19% 20 51% 4 10% 16.9 (<.001)
Gonorrhea
 Ever testeda 85 66% 45 55% 40 87% 13.6 (<.001)
 Recently testedb 56 44% 21 26% 35 76% 30.5 (<.001)
 Last tested >1 year agoc 29 23% 24 53% 5 13% 15.7 (<.001)
Hepatitis B
 Ever testeda 74 58% 37 45% 37 80% 15.1 (<.001)
 Recently testedb 47 37% 18 22% 29 63% 21.4 (<.001)
 Last tested >1 year agoc 27 21% 19 51% 8 22% 7.1 (.008)
Hepatitis C
 Ever testeda 72 56% 36 43% 36 78% 14.6 (<.001)
 Recently testedb 49 38% 19 23% 30 65% 22.5 (<.001)
 Last tested >1 year agoc 23 18% 17 47% 6 17% 7.7 (.005)
Syphilis
 Ever testeda 80 62% 37 45% 43 94% 30.0 (<.001)
 Recently testedb 55 43% 18 22% 37 80% 41.8 (<.001)
 Last tested >1 year agoc 25 19% 19 51% 6 14% 12.9 (<.001)
Trichomoniasis
 Ever testeda 20 16% 11 13% 9 20% 1.0 (.315)
 Recently testedb 15 12% 6 7% 9 20% 4.6 (.032)
 Last tested >1 year agoc 5 4% 5 46% 0 0% FET (.038)
1

Ns may not sum to 129 due to missing data. Percents are of those with non-missing data.

a

Compared to respondents who never tested

b

Compared to respondents who have not tested recently (i.e., never tested or last tested more than a year ago)

c

Compared to respondents who have tested recently

*

For cell counts < 5, Fisher’s exact tests (FET) include a significance level without a test statistic