Table 4 Reasons for perceived low risk of HIV stratified by being in the concordant (both perceived and clinically assessed low risk of HIV) or discordant group (perceived low risk of HIV and clinically assessed high risk of HIV).
Reasons for self-perceived low risk of HIV | Concordant | Discordant | p-value | Examples | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Condom use | 70 | 41% | 39 | 27% | Chi2 = 7.488, Cramer’s V = 0.154, (p = 0.006) | “I always use condoms”, “I generally use condoms” |
Committed relationship/one main partnership | 18 | 11% | 22 | 15% | Chi2 = 1.379, Cramer’s V = 0.066, (p = 0.240) | “In a relationship”, “One partner. Only oral otherwise” |
No or infrequent (anal) sex | 38 | 22% | 17 | 12% | Chi2 = 6.388, Cramer’s V = 0.142, (p = 0.011) | “Have minimal anal sex”, “Barely active” |
Serosorting / strategic positioning | 25 | 15% | 20 | 14% | Chi2 = 0.077, Cramer’s V = 0.016, (p = 0.782) | “Very discriminating in partners”, “Discuss with person first” |
Few partners | 22 | 13% | 15 | 10% | Chi2 = 0.569, Cramer’s V = 0.043, (p = 0.451) | “Same sexual partners as usual”, “Very few partners, only oral sex with strangers” |
Other† | 5 | 3% | 12 | 8% | Chi2 = 4.246, Cramer’s V = 0.116, (p = 0.039) | “Unprotected sex with an individual who was taking PrEP.”, “Took PEP when exposed” |
Vague answer | 6 | 4% | 11 | 8% | Chi2 = 2.435, Cramer’s V = 0.088, (p = 0.119) | “There are few risks”, “Very careful I guess” |
No response provided | 25 | 15% | 32 | 22% | Chi2 = 2.683, Cramer’s V = 0.092, (p = 0.101) | - |
Total | 169 | 146 | ||||