Table 2. HIV/STI testing and prevention, including HIVST among MSM from Brazil, Mexico, and Peru, 2018.
| Total N = 18916 (100%) |
Brazil N = 11118 (58.8%) |
Mexico N = 5724 (30.2%) |
Peru N = 2074 (11.0%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV/STI testing and prevention | ||||
| HIV testing (n = 18780) | ||||
| Last 3 months | 5333 (28.4) | 3436 (31.1) | 1368 (24.1) | 529 (25.7) |
| Last 6 months | 3248 (17.3) | 1942 (17.6) | 994 (17.6) | 312 (15.2) |
| Last 12 months | 2878 (15.3) | 1790 (16.2) | 818 (14.4) | 270 (13.1) |
| More than 12 months | 3606 (19.2) | 1945 (17.6) | 1211 (21.4) | 450 (21.9) |
| Never | 3715 (19.8) | 1940 (17.6) | 1277 (22.5) | 498 (24.2) |
| Reasons for not testinga (n = 3469) | ||||
| “I feel afraid of a positive result” | 1037 (28.4) | 448 (23.1) | 431 (35.5) | 158 (32.3) |
| “I’m not at risk of getting infected” | 809 (22.2) | 411 (21.2) | 295 (24.3) | 103 (21.1) |
| “I feel ashamed to get tested” | 775 (21.3) | 423 (21.7) | 233 (19.2) | 119 (24.3) |
| “I think it is not practical going to the clinic” or “I feel lazy” | 633 (17.4) | 400 (20.6) | 152 (12.5) | 81 (16.6) |
| “Other” | 393 (10.8) | 261 (13.4) | 104 (8.6) | 28 (5.7) |
| PEP use, last 12 months (yes; n = 18855) | 1605(8.5) | 1266 (11.4) | 267 (4.7) | 72 (3.5) |
| PrEP | ||||
| Awareness (yes; n = 18857) | 12304 (65.2) | 7641 (69.0) | 3688 (64.6) | 975 (47.2) |
| Willingness to use (yes; 18916) | 12187 (64.4) | 6961 (62.6) | 4027 (70.4) | 1199 (57.8) |
| Ever used PrEP (yes; n = 18894) | 383 (2.0) | 258 (2.3) | 84 (1.5) | 41 (2.0) |
| STI diagnosis, last 6 months (yes; n = 18349) | 1996 (10.9) | 1447 (13.3) | 362 (6.6) | 187 (9.6) |
| HIVST | ||||
| Awareness (yes; n = 18678) | 6578 (35.2) | 4488 (41.0) | 1582 (27.9) | 508 (24.8) |
| Willingness to use (yes; n = 18916) | 7609 (40.2) | 4864 (43.7) | 2080 (36.3) | 665 (32.1) |
| Best way to provide counseling/support after HIVST (n = 17891) | ||||
| Toll-free telephone number | 5693 (31.8) | 3417 (32.5) | 1627 (30.3) | 649 (32.7) |
| Online chat | 1492 (8.3) | 769 (7.3) | 521 (9.7) | 202 (10.2) |
| App | 4322 (24.2) | 2479 (23.6) | 1289 (24.0) | 554 (27.9) |
| Clinic visit | 6384 (35.7) | 3863 (36.7) | 1940 (36.1) | 581 (29.3) |
| Which personal data would you provide to order an HIVST? (yes, n = 18573) | ||||
| Name | 12173 (65.5) | 7810 (70.8) | 3414 (61.8) | 949 (47.1) |
| National Identification Number | 7839 (42.2) | 5555 (50.3) | 1518 (27.5) | 766 (38.0) |
| 13492 (72.6) | 8780 (79.6) | 3662 (66.3) | 1050 (52.1) | |
| Mobile number | 13515 (72.8) | 8222 (74.5) | 3891 (70.5) | 1402 (69.5) |
| Facebook profile | 2438 (13.1) | 1443 (13.1) | 721 (13.1) | 274 (13.6) |
| Landline number | 2516 (13.5) | 1758 (15.9) | 645 (11.7) | 113 (5.6) |
| I would provide no data | 1353 (7.3) | 811 (7.4) | 363 (6.6) | 179 (8.9) |
| Other | 342 (1.8) | 257 (2.3) | 56 (1.0) | 29 (1.4) |
aOnly those who reported never tested for HIV.