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Table 1 Comparison of current and former PrEP users (n = 5457)

From: Barriers to using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and sexual behaviour after stopping PrEP: a cross-sectional study in Germany

 

Current PrEP users, n (%)

Former PrEP users, n (%)

Univariable Analysisa

Multivariable Analysisb

OR (95% CI)

p-valuec

OR (95% CI)

p-valuec

Total (n)

4848

609

    

Age (years)

 Median (IQR)

37 (30–45)

33 (27–41)

    

 18–29, n (%)

967 (19.9%)

209 (34.3%)

1.9 (1.4–2.6)

< 0.001

1.6 (1.1–2.3)

0.007

 30–39, n (%)

1620 (33.4%)

176 (28.9%)

1

 

1

 

 40–49, n (%)

1199 (24.7%)

109 (17.9%)

0.9 (0.7–1.3)

0.639

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

0.850

 50–80, n (%)

597 (12.3%)

53 (8.7%)

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

0.995

1.0 (0.6–1.5)

0.839

 Missing, n (%)

465 (9.6%)

62 (10.2%)

–

   

Gender, n (%)

 Male

4299 (88.7%)

537 (88.2%)

1

 

1

 

 Female

2 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

–

   

 Transgender / Non-Binary

52 (1.1%)

4 (0.7%)

0.8 (0.2–3.6)

0.822

0.6 (0.1–2.8)

0.499

 Intersex

12 (0.2%)

3 (0.5%)

6.2 (1.0–37.3)

0.046

7.4 (1.1–52.2)

0.044

 Missing

483 (10.0%)

65 (10.7%)

–

   

Country of origin, n (%)

 Germany

2531 (52.2%)

325 (53.4%)

1

 

1

 

 Outside Germany

813 (16.8%)

119 (19.5%)

1.1 (0.9–1.5)

0.394

0.9 (0.6–1.2)

0.393

 Missing

1504 (31.0%)

165 (27.1%)

–

   

Annual gross income, n (%)

  < 30,000 €

1005 (20.7%)

181 (29.7%)

1

 

1

 

 30,000–49,000 €

1104 (22.8%)

132 (21.7%)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

0.109

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

0.854

  ≥ 50,000 €

1441 (29.7%)

157 (25.8%)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

0.252

1.2 (0.9–1.8)

0.231

 Missing

1298 (26.8%)

139 (22.8%)

–

   

Satisfaction with sex life, n (%)

 Happy

3144 (64.9%)

270 (44.3%)

1

 

1

 

 Unhappy

298 (6.1%)

111 (18.2%)

4.4 (3.3–5.9)

< 0.001

2.9 (2.0–4.0)

< 0.001

 Missing

1406 (29.0%)

228 (37.4%)

–

   

Duration of PrEP use, n (%)

  < 3 months

1020 (21.0%)

250 (41.1%)

2.5 (1.9–3.2)

< 0.001

1.6 (1.2–2.1)

0.001

  ≥ 3 months

3214 (66.3%)

275 (45.2%)

1

 

1

 

 Missing

614 (12.7%)

84 (13.8%)

–

   

Type of PrEP use, n (%)

 Daily

2952 (60.9%)

245 (40.2%)

1

 

1

 

 On demand/intermittent

1302 (26.9%)

276 (45.3%)

2.6 (2.0–3.3)

< 0.001

1.9 (1.4–2.5)

< 0.001

 Missing

594 (12.3%)

88 (14.4%)

    

Number of anal sex partners within the previous 6 months, n (%)

 0–3

622 (12.8%)

167 (27.4%)

4.8 (3.5–6.5)

< 0.001

2.1 (1.4–2.9)

< 0.001

 4–10

1355 (27.9%)

181 (29.7%)

1.8 (1.4–2.5)

< 0.001

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

0.476

  > 10

2089 (43.1%)

161 (26.4%)

1

 

1

 

 Missing

782 (16.1%)

100 (16.4%)

–

   

Condom use while taking PrEP / since stopping PrEP, n (%)

 In about half the time/sometimes/never

3164 (65.3%)

160 (26.3%)

1

 

1

 

 Always/Often

874 (18.0%)

328 (53.9%)

8.8 (6.7–11.5)

< 0.001

6.7 (5.1–8.9)

< 0.001

 Missing

810 (16.7%)

121 (19.9%)

–

   

Recruited through, n (%) [multiple responses possible]

 Dating Apps

3064 (63.2%)

455 (74.7%)

–

   

 Community Website

262 (5.4%)

11 (1.8%)

–

   

 Anonymous Checkpoint

95 (2.0%)

6 (1.0%)

–

   

 Friends

404 (8.3%)

40 (6.6%)

–

   

 Missing

1216 (25.1%)

118 (19.4%)

–

   
  1. aUnivariable logistic regression model, b Multivariable logistic regression model adjusting for age, gender, country of origin, income, satisfaction with sex life, duration of PrEP use, type of PrEP use, partner numbers and condom use. Two thousand six hundred and seventy current and 288 former PrEP users were included in the uni- and multivariable models. c Wald test. CI confidence Interval, IQR interquartile range, OR odds ratio, PrEP pre-exposure prophylaxis