Table 2 Characteristics of clients presenting for PrEP initiation, overall and by subsequent patterns of PrEP use (N = 121)
From: Persistence in a pharmacist-led, same-day PrEP program in Mississippi: a mixed-methods study
Characteristic | Total | Group 1: Linked to ongoing PrEP care | Group 2: Linked to ongoing PrEP care after gap in coverage | Group 3: Did not link into ongoing PrEP care | Group 4: Never Started PrEP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (Col %) | N (Row %) | N (Row %) | N (Row %) | N (Row %) | |
Overall N and Row Percent | 121 (100) | 22 (18) | 15 (12) | 53 (44) | 31 (26) |
Age, years | |||||
 16–24 | 40 (33) | 11 (28) | 6 (15) | 17 (43) | 6 (15) |
 25–29 | 29 (24) | 5 (17) | 3 (10) | 13 (45) | 8 (28) |
 30–35 | 19 (16) | 4 (21) | 1 (5) | 9 (47) | 5 (26) |
  ≥ 35 | 33 (27) | 2 (6) | 5 (15) | 14 (42) | 12 (36) |
Gender | |||||
 Cisgender men | 73 (60) | 18 (25) | 12 (16) | 26 (36) | 17 (23) |
 Cisgender women | 46 (38) | 4 (9) | 2 (4) | 26 (57) | 14 (30) |
 Transgender women | 2 (2) | (0) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | (0) |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
 Black, non-Hispanic | 93 (77) | 15 (16) | 11 (12) | 41 (44) | 26 (28) |
 White, non-Hispanic | 23 (19) | 4 (17) | 4 (17) | 10 (43) | 5 (22) |
 Hispanic | 4 (3) | 3 (75) | (0) | 1 (25) | (0) |
 Other, non-Hispanic | 1 (1) | (0) | (0) | 1 (100) | (0) |
Indication for PrEPa | |||||
 MSM | 71 (59) | 18 (25) | 12 (17) | 25 (35) | 16 (23) |
 Transgender woman | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 0 (0) |
 Diagnosed with STI | 22 (18) | 3 (14) | 3 (14) | 11 (50) | 5 (23) |
 Contact with partner with HIV/STI | 15 (12) | 1 (7) | 3 (20) | 8 (53) | 3 (20) |
 Sexual partner of unknown or serodiscordant HIV statusb | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) |
 Sexual partner is MSMb | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) |
Insurance statusc | |||||
 Has insurance | 40 (33) | 12 (30) | 6 (15) | 16 (40) | 6 (15) |
 Does not have insurance | 81 (67) | 10 (12) | 9 (11) | 37 (46) | 25 (31) |
Payment for PrEPc | |||||
 Pharmaceutical company patient assistance program | 92 (76) | 13 (14) | 12 (13) | 40 (43) | 27 (29) |
 Medicaid | 8 (7) | 4 (50) | (0) | 3 (38) | 1 (13) |
 Private Insurance | 20 (17) | 5 (25) | 2 (10) | 10 (50) | 3 (15) |
 Out of pocket | 1 (1) | (0) | 1 (100) | (0) | (0) |