Participant characteristics and Willingness to Use PrEP
| Whole sample (n=1161), n (%) | Men willing to use PrEP (n=327), n (%) | Men unwilling to use/neutral about PrEP (n=834), n (%) | χ2 or Fisher's exact test (p value) | |
| Age, years | ||||
| <25 | 477 (41.1) | 154 (47.1) | 323 (38.7) | 11.54 (<0.05) |
| 25–29 | 172 (14.8) | 44 (13.5) | 128 (15.3) | |
| 30–39 | 274 (23.6) | 80 (24.5) | 194 (23.3) | |
| 40–49 | 156 (13.4) | 33 (10.1) | 123 (14.7) | |
| ≥50 | 82 (7.1) | 16 (4.9) | 66 (7.9) | |
| Sexual identity | ||||
| Gay | 1066 (91.8) | 297 (90.8) | 769 (92.2) | ns |
| Bisexual | 85 (7.3) | 29 (8.9) | 56 (6.7) | |
| Other | 10 (0.9) | 1 (0.3) | 9 (1.1) | |
| Country of birth | ||||
| Australia | 956 (82.3) | 278 (85.0) | 678 (81.3) | ns |
| Overseas | 205 (17.7) | 49 (15.0) | 156 (18.7) | |
| Residential location | ||||
| Capital city | 879 (75.7) | 229 (70.0) | 650 (77.9) | 8.08 (<0.05) |
| Other city | 119 (10.2) | 41 (12.5) | 78 (9.4) | |
| Regional centre/town | 108 (9.3) | 37 (11.3) | 71 (8.5) | |
| Rural or regional area | 55 (4.7) | 20 (6.1) | 35 (4.2) | |
| Employment | ||||
| Full time | 683 (58.8) | 197 (60.2) | 486 (58.3) | ns |
| Part time | 120 (10.3) | 23 (7.0) | 97 (11.6) | |
| Student | 234 (20.2) | 76 (23.2) | 158 (18.9) | |
| Unemployed/retired/other | 124 (10.7) | 31 (9.5) | 93 (11.2) | |
| Education | ||||
| Up to year 12 at high school | 410 (35.3) | 124 (37.9) | 286 (34.3) | ns |
| Trade certificate | 246 (21.2) | 71 (21.7) | 175 (21.0) | |
| Undergraduate degree | 309 (26.6) | 86 (26.3) | 223 (26.7) | |
| Postgraduate degree | 196 (16.9) | 46 (14.1) | 150 (18.0) | |
| Last HIV test | ||||
| Never tested | 226 (19.5) | 67 (20.5) | 159 (19.1) | ns |
| >2 years ago | 105 (9.0) | 25 (7.6) | 80 (9.6) | |
| 1–2 years ago | 140 (12.1) | 37 (11.3) | 103 (12.4) | |
| Within last 12 months | 690 (59.4) | 198 (60.6) | 492 (59.0) | |
| Number of male sex partners in last 6 months | ||||
| None | 110 (9.5) | 24 (7.3) | 86 (10.3) | 27.29 (<0.001) |
| 1 | 253 (21.8) | 43 (13.1) | 210 (25.2) | |
| 2–10 | 567 (48.9) | 177 (54.1) | 390 (46.8) | |
| >10 | 231 (19.8) | 83 (25.4) | 148 (17.7) | |
| Relationship with regular male partner | ||||
| No regular partner | 561 (48.3) | 156 (47.7) | 405 (48.6) | 13.10 (<0.001) |
| Monogamous relationship | 273 (23.5) | 58 (17.7) | 215 (25.8) | |
| Not monogamous | 327 (28.2) | 113 (34.6) | 214 (25.7) | |
| HIV status of regular male partner | ||||
| No regular partner | 561 (48.3) | 156 (47.7) | 405 (48.6) | ns |
| HIV negative | 483 (41.6) | 137 (41.9) | 346 (41.5) | |
| Untested/unknown status | 70 (6.0) | 22 (6.7) | 48 (5.8) | |
| HIV positive | 47 (4.0) | 12 (3.7) | 35 (4.2) | |
| Anal intercourse with regular male partners (last 6 months) | ||||
| No regular partner/no anal intercourse | 420 (36.2) | 109 (33.3) | 311 (37.3) | ns |
| Protected anal intercourse only | 214 (18.4) | 55 (16.8) | 159 (19.1) | |
| Any unprotected anal intercourse | 527 (45.4) | 163 (49.8) | 364 (43.6) | |
| Anal intercourse with casual male partners (last 6 months) | ||||
| No casual partners/no anal intercourse | 486 (41.9) | 98 (30.0) | 388 (46.5) | 48.50 (<0.001) |
| Protected anal intercourse only | 378 (32.6) | 101 (30.9) | 277 (33.2) | |
| Any unprotected anal intercourse | 297 (25.6) | 128 (39.1) | 169 (20.3) | |
| Perceived likelihood of becoming HIV positive | ||||
| Very unlikely/unlikely/neutral | 1120 (96.5) | 299 (91.4) | 821 (98.4) | 33.82 (<0.001) |
| Likely/very likely | 41 (3.5) | 28 (8.6) | 13 (1.6) | |
| Ever received HIV post-exposure prophylaxis | ||||
| No | 995 (85.7) | 267 (81.7) | 728 (87.3) | 6.10 (<0.05) |
| Yes | 166 (14.3) | 60 (18.3) | 106 (12.7) | |
| Ever taken antiretroviral drugs as PrEP | ||||
| No | 1155 (99.5) | 322 (98.5) | 833 (99.9) | 9.07 (<0.01)* |
| Yes | 6 (0.5) | 5 (1.5) | 1 (0.1) | |
| Personal Experience in Using Condoms† | ||||
| Negative/neutral experience (score <4) | 1044 (89.9) | 285 (87.2) | 759 (91.0) | 3.85 (<0.05) |
| Positive experience (score ≥4) | 117 (10.1) | 42 (12.8) | 75 (9.0) | |
| Confidence in Discussing Condoms with Partners† | ||||
| Not confident/neutral (score <4) | 306 (26.4) | 90 (27.5) | 216 (25.9) | ns |
| Confident (score ≥4) | 855 (73.6) | 237 (72.5) | 618 (74.1) | |
| Concern About Using PrEP† | ||||
| Unconcerned/neutral (score <4) | 556 (47.9) | 52 (15.9) | 25 (3.0) | 63.17 (<0.001) |
| Concerned (score ≥4) | 605 (52.1) | 275 (84.1) | 809 (97.0) | |