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. 2022 May 12;17(5):e0268407. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268407

Table 1. Respondent demographics.

Overall (%)
(N = 196)
Mean±SD*
Hospital (%) (n = 158)
Mean±SD*
KPLHS (%)
(n = 38)
Mean±SD*
P-value
Sex (by birth)
    Male
    Female

60 (30.61)
136 (69.39)

26 (16.46)
132 (84.54)

34 (89.47)
4 (10.53)

< 0.001
Current gender
    Male
    Female
    Gay
    Bisexual
    TGW
    Other e.g., lesbian, transgender man etc.

19 (9.69)
132 (67.35)
27 (13.78)
3 (1.53)
12 (6.12)
3 (1.53)

13 (8.23)
128 (81.01)
10 (6.33)
2 (1.27)
3 (1.90)
2 (1.27)

6 (15.97)
4 (10.53)
17 (44.74)
1 (2.63)
9 (23.68)
1 (2.63)

< 0.001
Age (year) (mean±SD) 41.80±10.70 43.58±10.19 34.37± 9.62 < 0.001
Profession
    Nurse
    Physician
    Pharmacist
    Medical technician
    Traditional physician
    Public health officer
        No healthcare professional license

92 (46.94)
9 (4.59)
22 (11.22)
3 (1.53)
2 (1.02)
3 (1.53)
65 (33.16)

91 (57.59)
9 (5.70)
21 (13.29)
3 (1.90)
1 (0.63)
3 (1.90)
30 (18.99)

1 (2.63)
0
1 (2.63)
0
1 (2.63)
0
35 (92.11)

< 0.001

Note

*SD: Standard deviation

†: At KPLHS, PrEP counselling is generally provided by trained lay providers who are not HCPs. Blood collection/sampling is done separately by technicians who are not engaged in PrEP counselling.