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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Sex Behav. 2022 May 27;51(5):2613–2624. doi: 10.1007/s10508-021-02274-4

Table 4.

Associations between Intention to Initiate PrEP and Beliefs within Significant Psychosocial Pathways among Respondents with ≥3 Risk Factors

Beliefs ρ p

Attitudinal Beliefs 2
Attitudinal belief- feel in control 0.39 <.01
Attitudinal belief- safety 0.28 <.01
Attitudinal belief- efficacy 0.23 <.01

Descriptive Normative Beliefs 1
Descriptive normative belief- shame −0.22 <.01

Self-Efficacy Beliefs 2
Efficacy belief- daily pill 0.21 <.01
Efficacy belief- stomachache <.01
Efficacy belief- initiate process −0.02 .68
Efficacy belief- partner resistance 0.18 <.01
Efficacy belief- pill burden −0.20 <.01
1

Range: 1–4

2

Range: 1–5