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Table 2 Bivariate associations of participant sexual risk behavior and adherence subgroups among MSM and TG (N = 653)

From: Correlates of nonadherence to key population-led HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis services among Thai men who have sex with men and transgender women

Variables

Total N (%)

Low Adherence: ≤ 3 Pills per week or no show at month 1 N (%)

Good Adherence: 4–7 Pills per week N (%)

p-value

Age at first sexual intercourse (years)

 Median (IQR)

18 (16–21)

18 (15–20)

18 (16–21)

0.12a

 < 18

220 (33.7)

86 (39.1)

134 (60.9)

0.19b

 ≥ 18

376 (57.6)

127 (33.8)

249 (66.2)

 

Sexual partners in lifetime

 Male only

432 (66.2)

153 (35.4)

279 (64.6)

 

 TGW only

15 (2.3)

12 (80.0)

3 (20.0)

 Male & Female

116 (17.8)

37 (31.9)

79 (68.1)

 Male & TGW

6 (0.9)

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

 Female & TGW

5 (0.8)

1 (20.0)

4 (80.0)

 Male/Female/TGW

19 (2.9)

6 (31.6)

13 (68.4)

HIV perceived risk in the past 3 months

0.38b

 No risk

59 (9)

27 (45.8)

32 (54.2)

 Mild

217 (33.2)

75 (34.6)

142 (65.4)

 Moderate

222 (34)

81 (36.5)

141 (63.5)

 High

109 (16.7)

36 (33.0)

73 (67.0)

Had sexual intercourse with male partner in past 3 months

581 (89)

209 (36.0)

372 (64.0)

0.61b

 Median (IRQ) of male partners

3 (2–8)

4 (2–10)

3 (2–5)

0.008a

Had sexual intercourse with female partner in past 3 months

43 (6.6)

20 (46.5)

23 (53.5)

 

 Median (IRQ) of female partners

1 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

1 (1–3)

 

Had sexual intercourse with TGW partner in the past 3 months

16 (2.5)

7 (43.8)

9 (56.2)

 

 Median (IRQ) of TG partners

1 (1–3)

1.5 (1–4)

1 (1–2.5)

 

Number of sexual partners in the past 3 months (all MSM, female and TGW)

0.09b

 No sexual partner

17 (2.6)

8 (47.1)

9 (52.9)

 Single partner

122 (18.7)

40 (32.8)

82 (67.2)

 Multiple partners

418 (64.0)

146 (34.9)

272 (65.1)

 Had sexual intercourse in the past 3 months but didn’t specify number of sex partners

51 (7.8)

26 (51.0)

25 (49.0)

Number of sex partners in past 3 months (all MSM, female and TGW) (median, IQR)

3.5 (2–8)

4 (2–10)

3 (2–6)

0.006a

Condom use (anal receptive or insertive) in the past 3 months

0.42b

 Protected sex (No sexual activity + Always)

285 (43.6)

96 (33.7)

189 (66.3)

 Unprotected sex (Never + Sometimes)

276 (42.3)

102 (37.0)

174 (63.0)

Substance/stimulant/drug use in the past 3 months

0.98b

 No

374 (57.3)

134 (35.8)

240 (64.2)

 Yes (Overall participants that reported substance/stimulant/drug use at least once)

221 (33.8)

79 (35.7)

142 (64.3)

If “Yes”, substance/stimulant/drug use in the past 3 months

 Alcohol

128 (19.6)

48 (37.5)

80 (62.5)

 

 Methamphetamine/amphetamine

33 (5.1)

12 (36.4)

21 (63.6)

 Ecstasy

7 (1.1)

3 (42.9)

4 (57.1)

 Drug Application (Ketamine).

6 (0.9)

4 (66.7)

2 (33.3)

 Poppers

82 (12.6)

20 (24.4)

62 (75.6)

 Cocaine

5 (0.8)

4 (80.0)

1 (20.0)

 Marijuana

7 (1.1)

3 (42.9)

4 (57.1)

 Barbiturates or other sedatives

1 (0.2)

1 (100.0)

0 (0)

 Viagra or other drugs in same group

59 (9.0)

20 (33.9)

39 (66.1)

Amphetamine-type stimulant used in past 3 months

0.83b

 No

571 (87.4)

206 (36.1)

365 (63.9)

 Yes

37 (5.7)

14 (37.8)

23 (62.2)

Symptoms of STI or previously diagnosed with STI (gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, syphilis) in the past 3 months

0.67b

 None

472 (72.3)

170 (36.0)

302 (64.0)

 Yes, have any STI

68 (10.4)

22 (32.4)

46 (67.6)

 Unsure

47 (7.2)

19 (40.4)

28 (59.6)

Had group sex in the past 3 months

0.44b

 No

435 (66.7)

150 (34.5)

285 (65.5)

 Yes

131 (20.1)

50 (38.2)

81 (61.8)

 Yes, Median (IQR) # of times of group sex

3 (1–3)

2.5 (2–3)

3 (1–3)

0.88a

 Yes, Median (IQR) of # of partners during group sex each time

3 (3–3)

3 (3–3)

3 (3–3)

0.89a

 If yes, use of condom during group sex

0.09c

  No

5 (3.8)

4 (80.0)

1 (20.0)

  Sometimes

38 (29.0)

16 (42.1)

22 (57.9)

  Always

80 (61.1)

27 (33.8)

53 (66.3)

 If yes, use of stimulants/drugs before/during group sex

0.34b

  No

61 (46.6)

25 (41.0)

36 (59.0)

  Sometimes

46 (35.1)

18 (39.1)

28 (60.9)

  Always

18 (13.7)

4 (22.2)

14 (77.8)

  1. aMann-Whitney/Wilcoxon rank-sum test
  2. bChi square test
  3. cFisher’s Exact test
  4. IQR interquartile range, MSM men who have sex with men, TGW transgender women, STI sexually transmitted infection