Awareness of and Preferences for Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among MSM at High Risk of HIV Infection in Southern China: Findings from the T2T Study
Table 3
Factors associated with awareness of PrEP among MSM in southern China (N =550).
Variables
Response categories
Awareness of PrEP
Crude OR (95% CI)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age (years)
18-24
1.0
25-30
0.80 (0.53, 1.20)
>30
0.95 (0.63, 1.43)
Education
Middle school or below
1.0
1.0
University or above
1.90 (1.31, 2.76)
1.55 (1.01, 2.37)
Monthly income (CNY)
<2,000
1.0
2,000-4,999
0.68 (0.38, 1.23)
5,000-9,999
0.67 (0.38, 1.19)
>9,999
1.00 (0.53, 1.91)
History of STDs
No
1.0
Yes
1.02 (0.55, 1.87)
Alcohol consumption
No
1.0
Yes
1.09 (0.75, 1.58)
Drug use
No
1.0
Yes
1.09 (0.74, 1.60)
Self-reported HIV status of current sex partnersa
Uncertain
1.0
HIV negative
0.87 (0.57, 1.34)
HIV positive
0.78 (0.32, 1.93)
Number of regular sex partners in the past 6 months
0
1.0
1-2
1.15 (0.79, 1.65)
≥3
1.35 (0.81, 2.23)
Number of casual sex partners in the past 6 months
0
1.0
1-2
0.64 (0.35, 1.17)
≥3
0.78 (0.43, 1.42)
Condom use during last anal sex
No
1.0
1.0
Yes
1.66 (1.12, 2.48)
1.52 (1.01, 2.29)
Sex with women
No
1.0
1.0
Yes
0.60 (0.42, 0.87)
0.78 (0.52, 1.17)
Ever used gay dating app in the past 6 months
No
1.0
1.0
Yes
1.53 (1.08, 2.19)
1.29 (0.89, 1.87)
HIV testing in the past 12 months
0
1.0
1.0
1-2 times
1.43 (0.93, 2.20)
1.71 (0.80, 3.65)
3 times or more
2.09 (1.27, 3.45)
2.45 (1.10, 5.47)
STD testing in the past 12 months
0
1.0
1-2 times
0.87 (0.60, 1.26)
3 times or more
0.96 (0.55, 1.68)
Circumcision
No
1.0
Yes
0.78 (0.49, 1.23)
Ever participated in HIV- or STD-related studies
No
1.0
Yes
1.24 (0.85, 1.79)
CI: confidence interval; CNY: Chinese Yuan, CNY 2,000 equal to USD 302 and CNY 9,999 equal to USD 1,512; STDs: sexually transmitted diseases; CDC: Centers for Disease Control; PrEP: preexposure prophylaxis. aThe last sex partners who are in a regular or causal relationship with participants; 8 MSM refused to disclose their partners’ HIV status leading to missing values. and .