Table 2.
Characteristics of HTLV-1/2-positive international migrants in Central Brazil.
| Characteristics | Individual | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-77 | M-69 | M-208 | M-352 | M-440 | |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M |
| Age (years) | 18 | 23 | 36 | 53 | 57 |
| Color | Indigenous | Indigenous | Brown | Brown | Brown |
| Marital status | Single | Single | Married | Single | Single |
| Education (years) | 9 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 12 |
| Income (n. of minimum wages) | 0 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 0 |
| Country of origin | Venezuela | Venezuela | Venezuela | Venezuela | Venezuela |
| Migratory status | Refugee | Refugee | Refugee | Refugee | Refugee |
| Breastfed (>6 months) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Blood transfusion | N | N | N | N | N |
| Injecting drug use | N | N | N | N | N |
| Sexually active | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Sex for Money | N | N | N | N | N |
| Use of condoms* | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Number of sexual partners* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| History of STI | N | N | N | N | N |
| Type of HTLV | HTLV-1 | HTLV-2 | HTLV-2 | HTLV-2 | HTLV-2 |
F, female; M, male; N, no; Y, yes; STI, sexually transmitted infections; *in the last 12 months.