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Table 3 Associations between background characteristics and willingness to take once-daily oral pill as PrEP in the next six months (among GBMSM with experience of SDU in the past year who were not on PrEP, n = 70)

From: Uptake and willingness to use PrEP among Chinese gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men with experience of sexualized drug use in the past year

 

Row%

OR (95%CI)

Socio-demographic characteristics

 Age group

  18–30

53.2

1.0

  31–40

57.8

0.55 (0.19, 1.59)

   > 40

77.8

1.40 (0.25, 7.93)

 Highest educational level attained

  Senior high or below

83.3

1.0

  College or above

61.5

0.32 (0.08, 1.25)†

 Current marital status

  Currently single

69.0

1.0

  Married/cohabited with a man

64.3

0.81 (0.29, 2.22)

 Monthly personal income (HK$)

   < 10,000

75.0

1.0

  10,000-19,999

74.1

0.95 (0.20, 4.55)

  20,000-39,999

63.6

0.58 (0.12, 2.80)

  40,000 and above

44.4

0.27 (0.04, 1.70)

 Current employment status

  Full-time

67.9

1.0

  Part-time/unemployed/retired/ students

64.7

0.87 (0.27, 2.73)

 Sexual orientation

  Homosexual

66.2

1.0

  Bisexual

80.0

2.05 (0.22, 19.43)

 Channels of recruitment

  Outreach in gay venues

73.3

1.0

  Online recruitment

68.4

0.79 (0.21, 2.99)

  Peer referral

58.8

0.52 (0.12, 2.32)

Service utilization

 HIV testing in the last 12 months

  No

50.0

1.0

  Yes

72.0

2.60 (1.01, 7.18)*

 Other HIV prevention services in the last 12 months (e.g., condom distribution, peer education, pamphlet and lectures)

  No

73.9

1.0

  Yes

63.8

0.62 (0.21, 1.88)

 Drug cessation/rehabilitation services provided by governmental organizations

  No

69.1

1.0

  Yes

0.0

N.A.

 Drug cessation/rehabilitation services provided by non-governmental organizations

  No

68.3

1.0

  Yes

57.1

0.62 (0.13, 3.04)

History of sexual transmitted infections/viral hepatitis

 History of other sexually transmitted infections

  No

68.0

1.0

  Yes

65.0

0.87 (0.29, 2.61)

Sexual behaviors in the last 12 months

 Had had anal intercourse with regular male sex partners (RP)

  No

68.8

1.0

  Yes

66.7

0.91 (0.27, 3.02)

 Had had anal intercourse with non-regular male sex partners (NRP)

  No

57.1

1.0

  Yes

68.3

1.61 (0.33, 7.89)

  1. OR: crude odds ratios
  2. OR and 95% were bold for variables with p < 0.05
  3. † 0.05 < P < 0.10, * P < 0.05
  4. N.A. Not applicable