Table 1 Predicted direction of influence, descriptive statistics of independent variables and results of bivariate analysis
Predicted influence on the preference for LAI PrEPa | Full sample (N = 178) | Preference for HIV prevention products | χ2 or coefficient of univariate logistic regression, P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAI PrEP (N = 85) | Oral PrEP or condoms (N = 93) | ||||
N (%) or (median, range) | N (%) or (median, range) | N (%) or (median, range) | |||
Socio-demographic factors | |||||
Age (median, range) | – | 27 (18–45) | 28 (18–45) | 27 (18–45) | 0.000b, 0.983 |
Education | 0.008, 0.928 | ||||
Lower than high school | – | 144 (80.9) | 69 (81.2) | 75 (80.4) | |
Finished high school | + | 34 (19.1) | 16 (18.8) | 18 (19.6) | |
Household income > R5000 | +/− | 49 (27.5) | 25 (29.4) | 24 (25.8) | 0.289, 0.591 |
Have children | – | 91 (51.1) | 47 (55.3) | 44 (47.3) | 1.132, 0.287 |
Median No. of children (range) | 1 (0–7) | 1 (0–7) | 0 (0–4) | 0.040b, 0.158 | |
Risk Profile | |||||
Self-reported HIV status | 1.943, 0.163 | ||||
Tested, negative | + | 136 (76.4) | 61 (71.7) | 75 (80.6) | |
Not-tested | – | 42 (23.6) | 24 (28.3) | 18 (19.4) | |
More than 1 sexual partner in the last year | + | 79 (44.4) | 40 (47.1) | 39 (41.9) | 0.472, 0.492 |
Median No. of sexual partners in the last year (range) | 1 (0–50) | 1 (0–50) | 1 (0–25) | 0.002b, 0.849 | |
Condom usage | 0.086, 0.769 | ||||
Always | + | 90 (50.6) | 42 (49.4) | 48 (51.6) | |
Inconsistent | – | 88 (49.4) | 43 (50.6) | 45 (48.4) | |
Ever had UAI | + | 10 (6) | 1 (1.2) | 9 (9.7) | 6.053, 0.014 |
Median score for risk attitude (scale 1 = risk-averse; scale 10 = risk-loving; range) | +/− | 7 (1–10) | 7 (1–10) | 5 (1–10) | 0.028b, 0.016 |
Product Attributes | |||||
Effectiveness | +/− | 148 (83.1) | 70 (82.4) | 78 (83.9) | 0.073, 0.787 |
Contraception | – | 10 (5.6) | 6 (7.1) | 4 (4.3) | 0.637, 0.425 |
Use frequency | + | 6 (3.4) | 4 (4.7) | 2 (2.2) | 0.890, 0.345 |
STIs prevention | – | 12 (6.7) | 4 (4.7) | 8 (8.6) | 1.072, 0.300 |
Side effects | – | 7 (4) | 2 (2.4) | 5 (5.4) | 1.075, 0.300 |