Table 2.
Knowledge of PrEP among MSM recruited in 2021 in Beijing, China (n = 185) (Calculated for those who knew about PrEP).
| Crude | RDS-adjustment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | % | 95%CI | |
| Where to purchase PrEP | ||||
| Know | 150 | 81.1 | 79.8 | 72.0–87.7 |
| Unknown | 35 | 18.9 | 20.1 | 12.3–28.0 |
| Reasons for not takinga | ||||
| Expensive | 17 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 4.1–14.6 |
| Side effects | 24 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 8.7–21.5 |
| Stigma | 4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0–5.3 |
| Consistent condom use | 59 | 36.0 | 35.2 | 25.3–45.1 |
| Fluke mentality | 44 | 26.8 | 28.6 | 18.4–38.8 |
| Unknowing how to access | 4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 0–5.3 |
| Previously HIV positive | 12 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 1.3–12.0 |
| Likelihood of using PrEPb | ||||
| Yes | 98 | 57.6 | 57.9 | 50.4–65.5 |
| No | 72 | 42.4 | 42.1 | 34.5–49.6 |
aCalculated for those who had not used PrEP, n = 164.
bCalculated for those who were HIV negative, n = 170.