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Table 2 PrEP-Specific Variables among HIV negative participants (N = 997)

From: Acceptability of injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis among people who inject drugs in three urban U.S. settings

 

N

%

How much have you heard about PrEP?

 A good amount

191

19.3

 Not much

752

76

 Decline to answer

46

4.6

 Missing

8

Have you ever taken PreP?

 Yes

37

3.7

 No

899

91.1

 Not sure

21

2.1

 Decline to answer

30

3

 Missing

10

Are you currently taking PrEP?

 Yes

12

27.3

 No

28

63.6

 Decline to answer

4

9.1

If you wanted to start taking PrEP, would you know how to get it?

 Yes

222

22.5

 No

563

57.2

 Not sure

165

16.7

 Decline to answer

35

3.5

 Missing

12

How likely would you be to use injectable PrEP every month?

 Likely

322

32.4

 Not likely

671

67.6

 Missing

4

How likely would you be to use injectable PrEP every 3 months?

 Likely

381

38.2

 Not likely

616

61.8

How likely would you be to use a lubricant that included PrEP?

 Likely

320

32.3

 Not likely

672

67.7

 Missing

5

How likely would you be to use spermicide that included PrEP?

 Likely

290

29.8

 Not likely

683

70.2

 Missing

24

  1. 80 participants among the 1077 HIV-negative participants did not respond to our outcome variable, “How likely would you be to use injectable PrEP every 3 months?”. Hence, the analytical sample comprises 997 participants