Demographics of MSM/TPSM questionnaire participants and MSM/TPSM clinic attendees
| Demographics | Number of questionnaire respondents | % | Number of clinic attendees* | % | N (df)† χ2
P value |
| Age (years) | 617 | 3975 | 4592 (3) | ||
| <30 | 198 | 32.1 | 2108 | 53.0 | 112.3 |
| 30–49 | 293 | 47.5 | 1467 | 36.9 | <0.0001 |
| >50 | 126 | 20.4 | 400 | 10.1 | |
| Ethnicity | 617 | 3848 | 4465 (7) | ||
| White British | 413 | 66.9 | 2906 | 75.5 | 37.7 |
| White other | 114 | 18.5 | 586 | 15.2 | <0.0001 |
| Mixed/multiple ethnic groups | 29 | 4.7 | 89 | 2.3 | |
| Asian/Asian British | 34 | 5.5 | 142 | 3.7 | |
| Black/African/Caribbean/black British | 13 | 2.1 | 26 | 0.7 | |
| Prefer not to say | 9 | 1.5 | 71 | 1.8 | |
| Other | 5 | 0.8 | 28 | 0.7 | |
| Highest qualification | 616 | – | – | ||
| No educational qualifications | 10 | 1.6 | – | – | – |
| GCSEs or equivalent | 62 | 10.1 | – | – | – |
| A-levels or equivalent | 81 | 13.1 | – | – | |
| BTEC/NVQ/diploma or equivalent | 80 | 13.0 | – | – | |
| University degree or higher | 378 | 61.4 | – | – | |
| Other | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | |
| Index of multiple deprivation (IMD)‡ | 398 | 3759 | 4157 (5) | ||
| Quintile 1 (most deprived) | 64 | 16.1 | 708 | 18.8 | 6.8 |
| Quintile 2 | 89 | 22.4 | 860 | 22.9 | 0.1480 |
| Quintile 3 | 99 | 24.9 | 751 | 20.0 | |
| Quintile 4 | 72 | 18.1 | 767 | 20.4 | |
| Quintile 5 (least deprived) | 74 | 18.6 | 673 | 17.9 | |
| Sexuality | 617 | 3975 | – | ||
| Sex with men | 499 | 80.9 | 3055 | 76.9 | – |
| Sex with men and women | 64 | 10.4 | 918 | 23.1 | – |
| Other sexual preference | 54 | 8.8 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Gender | 617 | – | – | ||
| Cis male | 599 | 97.1 | – | – | – |
| Transgender | 5 | 0.8 | – | – | – |
| Non-binary/other | 13 | 2.1 | – | – | |
| HIV status | 617 | – | – | ||
| Unaware of their HIV status | 26 | 4.2 | – | – | – |
| HIV positive | 39 | 6.3 | – | – | – |
| HIV negative | 552 | 89.5 | – | – | |
| PrEP use (in HIV-negative MSM/TPSM) | 578 | – | – | – | |
| PrEP eligible (total) | 402 | 69.6 | – | – | – |
| Has never used PrEP and is ineligible | 155 | 26.8 | – | – | – |
| Has never used PrEP but is eligible | 221 | 38.2 | – | – | |
| Is currently using PrEP and is ineligible | 12 | 2.1 | – | – | |
| Is currently using PrEP and is eligible | 162 | 28.0 | – | – | |
| Has previously used PrEP and is ineligible | 9 | 1.6 | – | – | |
| Has previously used PrEP and is eligible | 19 | 3.3 | – | – |
*Multiple visits may be associated with each clinic identification number; we use demographic information relating to the most recent visit between 1 December 2016 and 30 November 2019. Education, gender assigned at birth, PrEP use and HIV status could not be reliably discerned from clinical attendance records.
†χ2 test of goodness of fit, expressed with df and p value.
‡IMD is an overall measure of the relative deprivation based on geographical area of residence (specifically lower layer super output area).
BTEC, Business and Technology Education Council; GCSE, General Certficate of Secondary Education; MSM, men who have sex with men; NVQ, National Vocational Qualification; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis; TPSM, trans persons who have sex with men .