Table 1.
Summary of main survey measures
| Clinical judgments | Item(s) | Response options | # Items | Cronbach’s alpha |
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| HIV Risk | How high do you think this patient’s risk of getting HIV is WITHOUT PrEP? | 5-point scale ranging from (1) Extremely Low to (5) Extremely High | 1 | – |
| Increased Risk Behavior | How likely would this patient be to increase his risk behavior if he started taking Truvada as PrEP? | 5-point scale ranging from (1) Not At All Likely to (5) Extremely Likely | 1 | – |
| PrEP Adherence | If you were to prescribe Truvada to this patient as PrEP, how ADHERENT do you think he would be? | 5-point scale ranging from (1) Not At All Adherent to (5) Extremely Adherent | 1 | – |
| Importance of Request | How IMPORTANT would this patient’s request be to you? | 5-point scale ranging from (1) Not At All Important to (5) Extremely Important | 1 | – |
| Investment in Helping | How INVESTED would you be in helping this patient compared to most of the other patients that you see? | 5-point scale ranging from (1) Much Less Invested to (5) Much More Invested | 1 | – |
| Deservingness of Help | This patient deserves help protecting himself from HIV. | 5-point scale ranging from (1) Strongly Disagree to (5) Strongly Agree | 1 | – |
| Safety-Consciousness | Based on the information provided, how would you rate this patient’s SAFETY-CON- SCIOUSNESS? | 5-point scale ranging from (1) Not At All Safety-Conscious to (5) Extremely Safey-Conscious | 1 | – |
| Responsibility | Based on the information provided, how would you rate this patient’s level of RESPONSI-BILITY? | 5-point scale ranging from (1) Extremely Irresponsible to (5) Extremely Responsible | 1 | – |
| Intention to Prescribe PrEP | Would you prescribe Truvada as PrEP to this patient? | 5-point scale ranging from (1) Definitely Not to (5) Definitely Yes | 1 | – |
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| Prejudice | Sample items | Response options | # Items | Cronbach’s alpha |
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| Explicit Racial Prejudicea | Blacks are getting too demanding in their push for equal rights. It is easy to understand the anger of Black people in America. [reverse-scored] |
5-point scale ranging from (1) Strongly Disagree to (5) Strongly Agree | 7 | 0.87 |
| Explicit Sexual Prejudiceb | Many gay men use their sexual orientation so that they can obtain special privileges. Gay men do not have all the rights they need. [reverse-scored] |
5-point scale ranging from (1) Strongly Disagree to (5) Strongly Agree | 12 | 0.91 |
| Explicit Prejudice Against People Who Inject Drugsc | Injecting drugs is morally wrong. Injection drug users are weak minded. | 5-point scale ranging from (1) Strongly Disagree to (5) Strongly Agree | 6 | 0.84 |
| Implicit Racial Prejudiced | – | – | – | – |
a
Modern Racism Scale [62]
b
Modern Homonegativity Scale—Gay Men (MHS-G) [63]
c
Adapted from Drug Use Stigmatization Scale [64]; drug type was specified as “injection drug”; one original scale item omitted
d
Based on a race implicit association test (IAT), which is a computerized response-latency task. Scores can range from − 2 to 2, with higher scores suggesting greater prejudice (a more negative implicit attitude toward Black vs. White men)