Table 1.
Characteristics of HIV-negative ARTnet Participants Stratified by PrEP Use, 2017–2019
| Total | Current PrEP Use | Non-Current PrEP Use | Never Used PrEP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Total persons | 3,259 (100.0%) | 631 (19.4%) | 178 (5.5%) | 2450 (75.2%) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 134 (4.1%) | 28 (4.4%) | 4 (2.2%) | 102 (4.2%) |
| Hispanic | 422 (12.9%) | 81 (12.8%) | 23 (12.9%) | 318 (13%) |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 283 (8.7%) | 53 (8.4%) | 11 (6.2%) | 219 (8.9%) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 2,420 (74.3%) | 469 (74.3%) | 140 (78.7%) | 1,811 (73.9%) |
| Age (yr) | ||||
| 15–24 | 713 (21.9%) | 71 (11.3%) | 36 (5.7%) | 606 (24.7%) |
| 25–34 | 947 (29.1%) | 196 (31.1%) | 76 (42.7%) | 675 (27.6%) |
| 35–44 | 518 (15.9%) | 122 (19.3%) | 26 (14.6%) | 370 (16.3%) |
| 45–54 | 573 (17.6%) | 149 (23.6%) | 24 (13.5%) | 400 (16.3%) |
| 55–65 | 508 (15.6%) | 93 (14.7%) | 16 (9.0%) | 399 (16.3%) |
| Census division | ||||
| New England | 165 (5.1%) | 31 (4.9%) | 16 (9%) | 118 (4.8%) |
| Middle Atlantic | 442 (13.6%) | 92 (14.6%) | 20 (11.2%) | 330 (13.5%) |
| South Atlantic | 701 (21.5%) | 119 (18.9%) | 35 (19.7%) | 547 (22.3%) |
| East South Central | 132 (4.1%) | 19 (3%) | 6 (3.4%) | 107 (4.4%) |
| West South Central | 323 (9.9%) | 61 (9.7%) | 11 (6.2%) | 251 (10.2%) |
| East North Central | 466 (14.3%) | 92 (14.6%) | 25 (14%) | 349 (14.2%) |
| West North Central | 187 (5.7%) | 32 (5.1%) | 13 (7.3%) | 142 (5.8%) |
| Mountain | 281 (8.6%) | 30 (4.8%) | 21 (11.8%) | 230 (9.4%) |
| Pacific | 562 (17.2%) | 155 (24.6%) | 31 (17.4%) | 376 (15.3%) |
| Health insurance | ||||
| Private | 2,441 (76.4%) | 516 (82.2%) | 128 (71.9%) | 1,797 (75.2%) |
| Public | 514 (16.1%) | 94 (15%) | 33 (18.5%) | 387 (16.2%) |
| None | 242 (7.6%) | 18 (2.9%) | 17 (9.6%) | 207 (8.7%) |
| Average total degreea | 1.04 (SD 1.07) | 1.58 (SD 1.28) | 0.98 (SD 0.88) | 0.91 (SD 0.97) |
| Median total degree | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Average count of one-time | ||||
| partnerships over the past year | 4.73 (SD 12.1) | 12.8 (SD 21.3) | 5.62 (SD 11.9) | 2.57 (SD 6.7) |
| Median count of one-time | ||||
| partnerships over the past year | 1.00 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
| Average frequency of casual | ||||
| partnership anal sex, per week | 0.32 (SD 1.40) | 0.61 (SD 1.81) | 0.30 (SD 1.36) | 0.24 (SD 1.26) |
| Average frequency of casual | ||||
| partnership condomless anal sex, per week | 0.24 (SD 1.14) | 0.54 (SD 1.76) | 0.26 (SD 1.35) | 0.16 (0.88) |
| Screened for an STI in past 12 months | ||||
| Yes | 1,677 (54.4%) | 547 (89.1%) | 122 (70.9%) | 1,008 (43.8%) |
| No | 1,408 (45.6%) | 67 (10.9%) | 50 (28.1%) | 1,291 (56.2%) |
| Screened for HIV in past 12 months | ||||
| Yes | 2,106 (71.9%) | 561 (98.2%) | 129 (79.6%) | 1,416 (64.5%) |
| No | 822 (28.1%) | 10 (1.8%) | 33 (20.4%) | 779 (35.5%) |
PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis; SD, standard deviation; STI, sexually transmitted infection
a
Total degree is the number of persistent male partners, including main and casual partners, over the past year, measured on the day of the survey completion.