Table 2 Characteristics of the participant demographics, stratified by PrEP experience
Index | Total sample (n = 429) | PrEP-experienced (n = 357) | No PrEP experience (n = 72) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (\( \overline{x} \) ± s) | 29.9 ± 4.7 | 30.0 ± 4.4 | 29.5 ± 5.7 | 0.42 |
Gender [n(%)] | 0.48 | |||
 Male | 415 (96.7) | 346 (96.9) | 69 (95.8) |  |
 Trans female | 11 (2.6) | 8 (2.2) | 3 (4.2) |  |
 Trans male | 3 (0.7) | 3 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Race [n(%)] | 0.46 | |||
 White | 309 (72.0) | 253 (70.9) | 56 (77.8) |  |
 Black | 78 (18.2) | 70 (19.6) | 8 (11.1) |  |
 All other race | 42 (9.8) | 34 (9.5) | 8 (11.1) |  |
Ethnicity [n(%)] | <  0.01** | |||
 Hispanic | 118 (27.5) | 109 (30.5) | 9 (12.5) |  |
 Non-hispanic | 311 (72.5) | 248 (69.5) | 63 (87.5) |  |
Rank [n(%)] | 0.27 | |||
 Enlisted | 161 (37.5) | 133 (37.3) | 28 (38.9) |  |
 Officer | 199 (46.4) | 161 (45.1) | 38 (52.8) |  |
 Warrant | 69 (16.1) | 63 (17.6) | 6 (8.3) |  |
Education [n(%)] | <  0.05* | |||
 High school | 28 (6.5) | 18 (5) | 10 (13.9) |  |
 AD or some college | 169 (39.4) | 147 (41.2) | 22 (30.6) |  |
 Bachelor’s degree | 188 (43.8) | 159 (44.5) | 29 (40.3) |  |
 Grad/Prof degree | 44 (10.3) | 33 (9.2) | 11 (15.3) |  |
Military branch [n(%)] | 0.07 | |||
 Air force | 65 (15.2) | 47 (13.2) | 18 (25.0) |  |
 Army | 209 (48.7) | 181 (50.7) | 28 (38.9) |  |
 Coast guard | 49 (11.4) | 40 (11.2) | 9 (12.5) |  |
 Marine corps | 48 (11.2) | 38 (10.6) | 10 (13.9) |  |
 Navy | 58 (13.5) | 51 (14.3) | 7 (9.7) |  |
Region of station [n(%)] a | <  0.001*** | |||
 Midwest | 55 (12.8) | 45 (12.6) | 10 (13.9) |  |
 Northeast | 79 (18.4) | 74 (20.7) | 5 (6.9) |  |
 South | 161 (37.5) | 139 (38.9) | 22 (30.6) |  |
 West | 129 (30.1) | 97 (27.2) | 32 (44.4) |  |
 Other/OCONUS | 5 (1.2) | 2 (0.6) | 3 (4.2) |  |
Depression PHQ2 screening [n(%)] b | 0.40 | |||
  ≥ 1 | 269 (62.7) | 227 (63.6) | 42 (58.3) |  |
  = 0 | 160 (37.3) | 130 (36.4) | 30 (41.7) |  |
HIRI-MSM risk score [n(%)] c | 0.17 | |||
  ≥ 10 | 383 (89.3) | 322 (90.2) | 61 (84.7) |  |
  < 10 | 46 (10.7) | 35 (9.8) | 11 (15.3) |  |
# of male sex partners last 6 months [n(%)] | <  0.01** | |||
 0–5 partners | 303 (70.6) | 242 (67.8) | 61 (84.7) |  |
 6+ partners | 126 (29.4) | 115 (32.2) | 11 (15.3) |  |
# CRAS within last 6 months [n(%)] d | 0.61 | |||
 None | 69 (16.1) | 56 (15.7) | 13 (18.1) |  |
 About once/month or less | 249 (58.0) | 211 (59.1) | 38 (52.8) |  |
 About once/week or more | 111 (25.9) | 90 (25.2) | 21 (29.2) |  |
# of HIV+ partners last 6 months [n(%)] e | <  0.001*** | |||
 0 partners | 268 (62.5) | 205 (57.4) | 63 (87.5) |  |
 1 or more partners | 161 (37.5) | 152 (42.6) | 9 (12.5) |  |
Satisfied w/current level of HIV protection [n(%)] | <  0.01** | |||
 Satisfied | 356 (83.0) | 304 (85.2) | 52 (72.2) |  |
 Unsatisfied | 73 (17.0) | 53 (14.8) | 20 (27.8) |  |
Level of comfort discussing sex life w/PCP [n(%)] | 0.42 | |||
 Extremely uncomfortable | 37 (8.6) | 31 (8.7) | 6 (8.3) |  |
 Mostly uncomfortable | 121 (28.2) | 95 (26.6) | 26 (36.1) |  |
 Mostly comfortable | 209 (38.7) | 179 (50.1) | 30 (41.7) |  |
 Extremely comfortable | 62 (14.5) | 52 (14.6) | 10 (13.9) |  |