Table 1.
Mean Perceived Risk of HIV Scale scores compared across demographic and select sexual health characteristics from a cross-sectional sample of Brazilian men who have sex with men in 2020.
| Variables | Total, N=4344; n (%) | PRHSa score; mean (SD) | P value | ||||
| Age group (years) | .58 | ||||||
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18-24 | 644 (14.8) | 25.6 (4.9) |
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25-29 | 955 (22) | 25.9 (4.8) |
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30-39 | 1595 (36.7) | 25.9 (4.9) |
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≥40 | 1150 (26.5) | 25.7 (4.9) |
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Mean (SD) | 34.4 (10.2) | N/Ab | N/A | |||
| Race | .48 | ||||||
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White | 2,624 (60.4) | 25.8 (4.8) |
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Pardo | 1112 (25.6) | 25.8 (4.9) |
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Black | 406 (9.3) | 26 (5) |
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Asian | 70 (1.6) | 25.3 (4.6) |
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Indigenous | 30 (0.7) | 24.3 (5.9) |
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Unanswered | 102 (2.3) | 26.1 (5.3) |
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| Sexual orientation | <.001 | ||||||
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Gay or homosexual | 3643 (83.9) | 26 (4.9) |
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Otherc | 701 (16.1) | 24.9 (4.8) |
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| Education leveld | <.001 | ||||||
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University or higher | 2992 (68.9) | 26 (4.9) |
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Secondary or less | 1276 (29.4) | 25.4 (4.9) |
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Unanswered | 76 (1.7) | 26.3 (5.2) |
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| Income levele | .39 | ||||||
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High | 1189 (27.4) | 25.9 (4.9) |
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Middle | 1977 (45.5) | 25.8 (4.8) |
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Low | 1178 (27.1) | 25.6 (5.1) |
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| Brazilian state | .44 | ||||||
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São Paulo | 2284 (52.6) | 25.8 (4.8) |
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Rio de Janeiro | 919 (21.2) | 26 (5.1) |
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Other | 1141 (26.3) | 25.7 (4.9) |
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| Live in state’s capital metropolitan area | .70 | ||||||
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Yes | 2963 (68.2) | 25.8 (4.9) |
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No | 1381 (31.8) | 25.7 (4.9) |
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| Timing of most recent HIV test | .06 | ||||||
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Within the last 6 months | 2321 (53.4) | 25.7 (4.9) |
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More than 6 months ago | 1522 (35) | 26 (4.8) |
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Never tested | 431 (9.9) | 25.4 (4.8) |
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Unanswered | 70 (1.6) | 25.9 (6.2) |
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| HIV-KAf score (range 0-12) | N/A | ||||||
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Mean (SD) | 10.7 (1.6) | N/A | N/A | |||
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Median (IQR) | 11 (10-12) | N/A | N/A | |||
| PrEPg Awareness | <.001 | ||||||
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Yes | 3996 (92) | 25.9 (4.8) |
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No | 348 (8) | 24.3 (5.3) |
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| PrEP use | <.001 | ||||||
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Current | 448 (10.3) | 24.6 (5.1) |
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No current | 3896 (89.7) | 25.9 (4.9) |
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Pasth | 156 (3.6) | 26.6 (4.9) |
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Neverh | 3740 (86.1) | 25.9 (4.9) |
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aPRHS: Perceived Risk of HIV Scale.
bN/A: not applicable.
c“Other” includes responses of heterosexual, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, and other.
dEducation levels of college and postgraduate were combined into “university or higher”; secondary, primary, or less than primary were combined into “secondary or less.”
eWe grouped no salary, 1×, and 2× the minimum wage as “low-income,” 2-6× as “middle-income,” and >6× as “high-income.” Monthly minimum monthly wage in 2020 was BRL1039 (~US $190).
fHIV-KA: HIV/AIDS Knowledge Assessment; high scores indicate higher level of HIV knowledge.
gPrEP: pre-exposure prophylaxis.
hPast and never PrEP use were combined as no current PrEP use for further analyses.