Jan Karem Höhne, Achim Goerres
Question order effects: how robust are survey measures on political solidarities with reference to Germany and Europe?
International journal of social research methodology
united states youth experience suboptimal hiv preexposure prophylaxis prep adherence one common idea posits due developing decisionmaking skills however quantitative evidence assumption limited therefore examined whether individual decisionmaking factors hiv risk perception sexual behavior predicted prep adherence national trial young sexual gender minorities ysgms 20192021 adolescent medicine trials network hiv interventions 142 study enrolled 225 prep users ages 1624 throughout country regression models estimated associations hiv risk perception using modified perceived hiv risk scale sexual behavior condomless anal sex 3 months selfreported oral prep adherence 4 pills past week time point baseline longitudinally 3 months baseline risk perception risk ratio rr 092 95 confidence interval ci 082 104 condomless anal sex rr 110 95 ci 097 125 associated prep adherence time point predict 3month adherence rr 097 95 ci 085 111 rr 105 95 ci 093 119 respectively baseline risk perception associated condomless anal sex either time point baseline rr 116 95 ci 094 143 3month rr 107 95 ci 090 128 national trial ysgm hiv risk perception condomless anal sex predict prep adherence targeting individuallevel perceptions behaviors likely insufficiently address youths suboptimal prep use future research identify ysgmspecific adherence drivers train providers recognize motivations