Table 1.
Sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics of AMSM and ATGW enrolled in the PrEP1519 study (N = 246) in Salvador, Brazil, from April 2019 to February 2021
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | ||
| Age | ||
| 15–17 yo | 36 | 14.6 |
| 18–19 yo | 210 | 85.4 |
| Race/Colour | ||
| Not Black | 35 | 14.2 |
| Black | 211 | 85.8 |
| Schooling | ||
| Elementary school/Adult education | 26 | 10.7 |
| High school/Higher education | 218 | 89.3 |
| Population group | ||
| AMSM | 231 | 93.9 |
| ATGW | 15 | 6.1 |
| Sexual Orientation | ||
| Homosexual/Gay/Lesbian | 158 | 64.2 |
| Bisexual/Heterosexual | 88 | 35.8 |
| Behavioural | ||
| Steady sexual partner in the last three months | ||
| No | 111 | 45.5 |
| Yes | 133 | 54.5 |
| Casual sexual partner in the last three months | ||
| No | 84 | 34.4 |
| Yes | 160 | 65.6 |
| Receptive anal sex | ||
| No | 68 | 27.9 |
| Yes | 176 | 72.1 |
| Insertive anal sex | ||
| No | 97 | 39.7 |
| Yes | 147 | 60.2 |
| Condom use in the last three months | ||
| Consistent | 96 | 39.3 |
| Inconsistent | 148 | 60.7 |
| Group sex | ||
| No | 204 | 83.6 |
| Yes | 40 | 16.4 |
| Interference of alcohol use in condom use | ||
| No | 169 | 80.1 |
| Yes | 42 | 19.9 |
| Interference of drugs in condom use | ||
| No | 103 | 87.3 |
| Yes | 15 | 12.7 |
| Clinical | ||
| Clinical suspicion of STI | ||
| Normal test result | 212 | 90.3 |
| Altered test result | 23 | 9.7 |
AMSM Adolescent men who have sex with men, ATGW Adolescent transgender women, STI Sexually transmitted infection