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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Aug 15;87(5):1145–1153. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002712

Table 2.

Factors associated with HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Referral, Linkage, Clinical Evaluation and Prescriptions1 among HIV-negative individuals, Baltimore City, Maryland September 30, 2015 – September 29, 2019

PrEP Referred (among those indicated) N = 8,063 PrEP Linked (among those referred) N = 4,578
Bivariate Model 1 Model 2 Bivariate Model 1 Model 2
PR 95% CI aPR 95% CI aPR 95% CI PR 95% CI aPR 95% CI aPR 95% CI
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Black 0.76 (0.55 – 1.03) 0.80 (0.63 – 1.02) 0.82 (0.66 – 1.02) 0.75 (0.60 – 0.94)* 1.00 (0.72 – 1.40) 1.20 (0.85 – 1.68)
Non-Hispanic White REF REF REF REF REF REF
Hispanic 0.91 (0.83 – 1.00)* 1.09 (0.98 – 1.21) 1.14 (1.03 – 1.26)* 0.87 (0.58 – 1.30) 1.18 (0.81 – 1.72) 1.10 (0.78 – 1.54)
Non-Hispanic Other 1.04 (0.93 – 1.17) 1.12 (1.02 – 1.23)* 1.16 (1.03 – 1.31)* 1.00 (0.81 – 1.22) 1.20 (0.92 – 1.58) 1.24 (0.94 – 1.63)
Age
13–24 years REF REF REF REF REF REF
25–34 years 0.95 (0.75 – 1.21) 0.96 (0.81 – 1.15) 0.94 (0.77 – 1.15) 1.14 (0.77 – 1.68) 1.06 (0.76 – 1.48) 1.02 (0.75 – 1.39)
≥ 35 years 0.95 (0.73 – 1.23) 0.96 (0.78 – 1.17) 0.96 (0.75 – 1.22) 0.78 (0.46 – 1.33) 0.79 (0.50 – 1.25) 0.90 (0.58 – 1.38)
Gender
Cisgender males
Cisgender females 1.46 (1.02 – 2.10)* 1.49 (1.09 – 2.03)*   0.40 (0.25 – 0.64)* 0.42 (0.26 – 0.67)*  
Transgender2 1.06 (0.83 – 1.35) 1.04 (0.80 – 1.36)   1.22 (0.71 – 2.10) 1.19 (0.70 – 2.02)  
Priority Populations
MSM2 REF
MSM PWID2 1.28 (0.82 – 2.00) 1.34 (0.82 – 2.20) 1.00 (0.52 – 1.90) 1.01 (0.54 – 1.88)
Transgender2 0.57 (0.33 – 1.01) 0.54 (0.30 – 1.00)* 0.36 (0.25 – 0.51)* 0.37 (0.26 – 0.54)*
PWID2 0.97 (0.71 – 1.32) 1.05 (0.82 – 1.34) 0.30 (0.17 – 0.51)* 0.30 (0.17 – 0.52)*
Heterosexual 0.91 (0.71 – 1.16) 0.94 (0.73 – 1.21) 0.89 (0.54 – 1.44) 0.87 (0.54 – 1.41)
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Black 0.85 (0.64 – 1.14) 0.90 (0.71 – 1.15) 0.92 (0.73 – 1.17) 0.88 (0.76 – 1.01) 0.89 (0.81 – 0.98)* 0.92 (0.84 – 1.00)
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic 1.08 (0.87 – 1.33) 1.03 (0.86 – 1.24) 1.03 (0.86 – 1.25) 1.17 (0.96 – 1.43) 1.10 (0.97 – 1.25) 1.10 (0.97 – 1.23)
Non-Hispanic Other 0.96 (0.79 – 1.17) 0.94 (0.76 – 1.15) 0.96 (0.76 – 1.20) 1.14 (0.92 – 1.40) 1.12 (0.95 – 1.32) 1.17 (0.98 – 1.40)
1.08 (0.87 – 1.33) 1.03 (0.86 – 1.24) 1.03 (0.86 – 1.25) 1.17 (0.96 – 1.43) 1.10 (0.97 – 1.25) 1.10 (0.97 – 1.23)
Age
13–24 years
25–34 years 1.08 (0.87 – 1.33) 1.03 (0.86 – 1.24) 1.03 (0.86 – 1.25) 1.17 (0.96 – 1.43) 1.10 (0.97 – 1.25) 1.10 (0.97 – 1.23)
≥ 35 years 0.96 (0.79 – 1.17) 0.94 (0.76 – 1.15) 0.96 (0.76 – 1.20) 1.14 (0.92 – 1.40) 1.12 (0.95 – 1.32) 1.17 (0.98 – 1.40)
Gender
Cisgender males
Cisgender females 0.88 (0.67 – 1.16) 0.92 (0.75 – 1.13)   0.73 (0.48 – 1.11) 0.75 (0.52 – 1.09)
Transgender2 0.70 (0.28 – 1.78) 0.70 (0.27 – 1.85)   0.85 (0.71 – 1.02) 0.87 (0.70 – 1.09)
Priority Populations
MSM2
MSM PWID2 0.38 (0.13 – 1.08) 0.38 (0.14 – 1.04) 1.10 (1.05 – 1.15)* 1.04 (0.98 – 1.11)
Transgender2 0.73 (0.30 – 1.77) 0.74 (0.29 – 1.86) 0.55 (0.34 – 0.87)* 0.52 (0.32 – 0.85)*
PWID2 0.84 (0.62 – 1.12) 0.88 (0.69 – 1.12) 0.71 (0.54 – 0.94)* 0.72 (0.56 – 0.91)*
Heterosexual 0.68 (0.27 – 1.69) 0.69 (0.27 – 1.76) 0.82 (0.69 – 0.96)* 0.84 (0.68 – 1.03)
1

PrEP care continuum outcomes

Indicated: based on U.S. Centers for Disease Control PrEP guidelines and local epidemiology and includes individuals who: were cisgender gay, bisexual or other man who has sex with men (MSM); were transgender; or reported needle sharing (past 12m), a sex partner living with HIV (past 12m), buying or selling sex (past 12m), ≥ 2 episodes of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (past 12m), previous syphilis, gonorrhea or rectal chlamydia diagnosis (past 3m).

Referred: received information on how to obtain PrEP and/or direct referral to a PrEP provider.

Linked: received navigation and/or clinical services related to PrEP at a participating site.

Clinically Evaluated: received a clinical exam for PrEP at a participating site.

Prescribed: PrEP prescription documented.

2

Transgender: individuals whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth; MSM: gay, bisexual or other man who has sex with men; PWID: persons who inject drugs

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p < 0.05