Table 1.
Characteristics of PrEP Initiators (n=94)
| Total Sample (n=94) n (%) | PrEP Continuers1 (n=50) n (%) | PrEP Discontinuers2 (n=44) n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Age 18–29 years 30 years and older |
52 (55.9%) 41 (44.1%) |
23 (46.9%) 26 (53.1%) |
29 (65.9%)† 15 (34.1%) |
|
Gender Cisgender Man Cisgender Woman Transgender/Gender Fluid |
88 (93.6%) 2 (2.1%) 4 (4.3%) |
45 (90.0%) 2 (4.0%) 3 (6.0%) |
43 (97.7%) -- 1 (2.3%) |
|
Race Hispanic/Latinx Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic Multiracial/Other |
39 (41.5%) 20 (21.3%) 22 (23.4%) 6 (6.4%) 7 (7.4%) |
22 (44.0%) 12 (24.0%) 12 (24.0%) 2 (4.0%) 2 (4.0%) |
17 (38.6%) 8 (18.2%) 10 (22.7%) 4 (9.1%) 5 (11.4%) |
|
Insurance Status at study enrollment Uninsured Privately Insured Publicly Insured |
26 (28.6%) 43 (47.3%) 22 (24.2%) |
11 (23.4%) 21 (44.7%) 15 (31.9%) |
15 (34.1%) 22 (50.0%) 7 (15.9%) |
|
Number of Sex Partners in last 30 days at study enrollment
0 1–3 4 or more |
7 (7.4%) 51 (54.3%) 36 (38.3%) |
3 (6.0%) 28 (56.0%) 19 (38.0%) |
4 (9.1%) 23 (52.3%) 17 (38.6%) |
|
Any condomless insertive sex in last 30 days at study enrollment
No Yes |
44 (48.9%) 46 (51.1%) |
22 (46.8%) 25 (53.2%) |
22 (51.2%) 21 (48.8%) |
|
Any condomless receptive sex in last 30 days at study enrollment
No Yes |
54 (57.4%) 40 (42.6%) |
29 (58.0%) 21 (42.0%) |
25 (56.7%) 19 (43.2%) |
| How likely do you think you are to get HIV in your lifetime (range 0–100)? (Mean, Standard Deviation) | 27.1, 24.5 | 25.5, 24.1 | 29.0, 25.1 |
|
I worry about getting HIV... Most/All of the time Rarely/Some of the time |
40 (42.6%) 54 (57.4%) |
26 (52.0%)* 24 (48.0%) |
14 (31.8%) 30 (68.2%) |
*
p < .05.
†
p = .07
1
PrEP Continuers: Participants who initiated and continued using PrEP throughout the study period
2
PrEP Discontinuers: Participants who initiated PrEP and reported a stop in PrEP use for a period of at least two weeks, regardless of whether they restarted at a later point.