Research Article

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).

VariablesResponse categoriesAwareness of PrEP
Crude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Age (years)18-241.0
25-300.80 (0.53, 1.20)
>300.95 (0.63, 1.43)
EducationMiddle school or below1.01.0
University or above1.90 (1.31, 2.76)1.55 (1.01, 2.37)
Monthly income (CNY)<2,0001.0
2,000-4,9990.68 (0.38, 1.23)
5,000-9,9990.67 (0.38, 1.19)
>9,9991.00 (0.53, 1.91)
History of STDsNo1.0
Yes1.02 (0.55, 1.87)
Alcohol consumptionNo1.0
Yes1.09 (0.75, 1.58)
Drug useNo1.0
Yes1.09 (0.74, 1.60)
Self-reported HIV status of current sex partnersaUncertain1.0
HIV negative0.87 (0.57, 1.34)
HIV positive0.78 (0.32, 1.93)
Number of regular sex partners in the past 6 months01.0
1-21.15 (0.79, 1.65)
≥31.35 (0.81, 2.23)
Number of casual sex partners in the past 6 months01.0
1-20.64 (0.35, 1.17)
≥30.78 (0.43, 1.42)
Condom use during last anal sexNo1.01.0
Yes1.66 (1.12, 2.48)1.52 (1.01, 2.29)
Sex with womenNo1.01.0
Yes0.60 (0.42, 0.87)0.78 (0.52, 1.17)
Ever used gay dating app in the past 6 monthsNo1.01.0
Yes1.53 (1.08, 2.19)1.29 (0.89, 1.87)
HIV testing in the past 12 months01.01.0
1-2 times1.43 (0.93, 2.20)1.71 (0.80, 3.65)
3 times or more2.09 (1.27, 3.45)2.45 (1.10, 5.47)
STD testing in the past 12 months01.0
1-2 times0.87 (0.60, 1.26)
3 times or more0.96 (0.55, 1.68)
CircumcisionNo1.0
Yes0.78 (0.49, 1.23)
Ever participated in HIV- or STD-related studiesNo1.0
Yes1.24 (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 .