Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Participants

Characteristic	Focus Group Participants, No. (%)			Interview Participants, No. (%)
	Age 25 to 30 Years (n = 6)	Age 31 to 39 Years (n = 7)	Total (n = 13)	PrEP Users (n = 12)	Former PrEP Users (n = 5)	Total (n = 17)
Number of focus group discussions	2	2	4	NA	NA	NA
Age, y
20-24	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (17)	1 (20)	3 (18)
25-29	5 (83)	0 (0)	5 (38)	5 (42)	0 (0)	5 (29)
30-34	1 (17)	4 (57)	5 (38)	0 (0)	4 (80)	4 (24)
35-39	0 (0)	3 (43)	3 (23)	3 (25)	0 (0)	3 (18)
40-49	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (17)	0 (0)	2 (12)
Ethnicity
Not Hispanic or Latinx	5 (83)	7 (100)	12 (92)	11 (92)	4 (80)	15 (88)
Prefer not to respond	1 (17)	0 (0)	1 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Black or African American	6 (100)	7 (100)	13 (100)	12 (100)	5 (100)	17 (100)
Highest level of education
High school or equivalent	4 (67)	1 (14)	5 (38)	1 (8)	1 (20)	2 (12)
Some college	0 (0)	2 (29)	2 (15)	3 (25)	3 (60)	6 (35)
Associate’s degree	1 (17)	0 (0)	1 (8)	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (6)
Bachelor’s degree	1 (17)	4 (57)	5 (38)	7 (58)	1 (20)	8 (47)
Employment
Part-timea	0 (0)	1 (14)	1 (8)	1 (8)	2 (40)	3 (18)
Full-timeb	5 (83)	6 (86)	11 (85)	10 (83)	2 (40)	12 (71)
Full-time student	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (6)
Unemployed	1 (17)	0 (0)	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (20)	1 (6)
Income in the previous month
$0 to $500	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (6)
$501 to $1000	1 (17)	1 (14)	2 (15)	2 (17)	0 (0)	2 (12)
$1001 to $1500	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (17)	0 (0)	2 (12)
$1501 to $2000	1 (17)	0 (0)	1 (8)	2 (17)	2 (40)	4 (24)
$2001 to $2500	2 (33)	1 (14)	3 (23)	0 (0)	1 (20)	1 (6)
$2501 to $3000	0 (0)	3 (43)	3 (23)	1 (8)	1 (20)	2 (12)
$3001 to $4000	1 (17)	2 (29)	3 (23)	2 (17)	0 (0)	2 (12)
$4001 or more	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (6)
Unsure	1 (17)	0 (0)	1 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Prefer not to respond	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (8)	1 (20)	2 (12)
Type of health insurance
Private insurance	4 (67)	4 (57)	8 (62)	12 (100)	2 (40)	14 (82)
No insurance	1 (17)	3 (43)	4 (31)	0 (0)	2 (40)	2 (12)
Medicaid	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (20)	1 (6)
Unsure	1 (17)	0 (0)	1 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Sexual orientationc
Gay or same gender-loving	3 (50)	7 (100)	10 (77)	11 (92)	5 (100)	16 (94)
Queer	3 (50)	1 (14)	4 (31)	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (6)
Bisexual	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (6)
Asexual	1 (17)	0 (0)	1 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Demisexual	1 (17)	1 (14)	2 (15)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Otherd	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (20)	1 (6)
Sexual attractionc
Cisgender men	6 (100)	7 (100)	13 (100)	11 (92)	4 (80)	15 (88)
Cisgender women	0 (0)	1 (14)	1 (8)	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (6)
Transgender women	1 (17)	0 (0)	1 (8)	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (6)
Transgender men	0 (0)	2 (29)	2 (15)	2 (17)	0 (0)	2 (12)
Attracted to anyone	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (20)	1 (6)
Othere	0 (0)	1 (14)	1 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Unsure	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (8)	0 (0)	1 (6)
Relationship status
Single	4 (67)	4 (57)	8 (62)	8 (67)	2 (40)	10 (59)
Married	0 (0)	1 (14)	1 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Not married but in a committed relationship(s)	2 (33)	2 (29)	4 (31)	3 (25)	2 (40)	5 (29)
It’s complicated	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (8)	1 (20)	2 (12)
Anal sex with cisgender man within past 6 monthsf
0 partners	1 (17)	1 (14)	2 (15)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
1 partner	1 (17)	2 (29)	3 (23)	3 (25)	1 (20)	4 (24)
2 or 3 partners	2 (33)	0 (0)	2 (15)	4 (33)	2 (40)	6 (35)
4 or more partners	2 (33)	4 (57)	6 (46)	5 (42)	2 (40)	7 (41)
Sex with a gender-nonconforming person within past 6 months
1 person	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (20)	1 (6)
Anal sex with transgender woman within past 6 months
2 or 3 partners	1 (17)	0 (0)	1 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Vaginal or anal sex with cisgender woman within past 6 months
0 partners	6 (100)	7 (100)	13 (100)	12 (100)	4 (80)g	16 (94)
Number of HIV tests in lifetime
0	0 (0)	1 (14)	1 (8)	NA	NA	NA
1	0 (0)	1 (14)	1 (8)	NA	NA	NA
2 to 9	4 (67)	1 (14)	5 (38)	NA	NA	NA
10 or more	2 (33)	4 (57)	6 (46)	NA	NA	NA
How often think about exposure to HIV
Rarely	1 (17)	1 (14)	2 (15)	NA	NA	NA
Some of the time	3 (50)	2 (29)	5 (38)	NA	NA	NA
Often	2 (33)	4 (57)	6 (46)	NA	NA	NA
Have not previously taken PrEP	6 (100)	6 (86)	12 (92)	NA	NA	NA

^aWorking less than 35 hours per week, could include labor pool and or day work (includes self-employed).

^bWorking 35 hours or more per week (includes self-employed).

^cParticipants selected all that applied.

^dUnspecified.

^eOne participant reported “masculinity.”

^fBottom, top, or verse.

^gData missing for 1 participant.