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Table 2 Student responses to survey on PrEP awareness

From: Awareness and acceptability of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among students at two historically Black universities (HBCU): a cross-sectional survey

Characteristic

N (%)

Have you heard of PrEP? (n = 210)

 Yes

110 (52)

 No

100 (48)

Are you on PrEP? (n = 60)

 Yes

2 (3)

 No

58 (97)

Where did you hear about PrEP? (n = 54)

 Friend/sex partner

4 (7)

 Health promotion event on campus

9 (17)

 Student Organization

2 (4)

 Advertisement (not social media)

8 (15)

 Social Media

4 (7)

 Student Health

13 (24)

 In class

2 (4)

 Can’t remember/decline to answer

10 (19)

 Other

2 (4)

How long have you known about PrEP? (n = 54)a

  < 3 months

21 (39)

 3–6 months

12 (22)

 6–12 months

11 (20)

 1–2 years

7 (13)

 2+ years

3 (6)

Based on your behavior in the last 3 months, do you think that you are at risk to get HIV? (n = 210)

 Not at risk

153 (73)

 A little bit of risk

33 (16)

 Somewhat at risk

14 (7)

 Very much at risk

4 (2)

 Decline to Answer

6 (3)

Would you take a pill once a day to protect yourself from getting HIV? (n = 210)

 Yes

122 (58)

 No

39 (19)

 Not Sure

49 (23)

Would you take an injection once a month to protect yourself from getting HIV? (n = 210)

 Yes

107 (51)

 No

57 (27)

 Not Sure

46 (22)

Would you take an injection once every two months to protect yourself from getting HIV (n = 210)

 Yes

120 (57)

 No

47 (22)

 Not Sure

43 (20)

What method of PrEP would you prefer to use? (n = 210)

 Pill once a day

62 (29)

 Injection once a month

30 (14)

 An injection once every two months

79 (38)

 Not sure

39 (19)

Expressed interest in at least one form of PrEP? (n = 210)

 Yes

145 (69)

 No

65 (31)

  1. aSample size varies for each item due to equipment malfunction