Table 2.
Preferences for home vs. clinic HIV testing by socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics among 356 previously tested men who have sex with men (MSM) reporting HIV-negative status on an on-line survey in Brazil.
| Prefers home n (%) | Prefers clinic n (%) | No preference n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 167 (46.9) | 97 (27.2) | 92 (25.8) |
| Socio-demographic characteristics | |||
| Median age (IQR) | 26 (22–33) | 27 (22–33) | 27 (22–33) |
| Education level attained | |||
| Some college/Technical school | 124 (47.9) | 67 (25.9) | 68 (26.2) |
| Completed high school | 36 (47.4) | 23 (30.2) | 17 (22.4) |
| Less than high school | 7 (35.0) | 6 (30.0) | 7 (35.0) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 101 (48.1) | 53 (25.2) | 56 (26.7) |
| Black | 11 (50.0) | 4 (18.2) | 7 (31.8) |
| Brown | 38 (45.8) | 25 (30.1) | 20 (24.1) |
| Other (Asian, Indigenous, multi-racial) | 17 (41.5) | 15 (36.6) | 9 (21.9) |
| Region | |||
| North | 3 (33.3) | 4 (44.5) | 2 (22.2) |
| Northeast | 20 (54.1) | 8 (21.6) | 9 (24.3) |
| Central-west | 17 (68.0) | 5 (20.0) | 3 (12.0) |
| Southeast | 103 (43.6) | 67 (28.4) | 66 (28.0) |
| South | 24 (49.0) | 13 (26.5) | 12 (24.5) |
| Employed | |||
| Yes | 117 (48.6) | 61 (25.3) | 63 (26.1) |
| No | 49 (44.9) | 33 (30.3) | 27 (24.8) |
| Have health insurance? | |||
| Private | 80 (49.1) | 47 (28.8) | 36 (22.1) |
| Public (SUS) | 52 (45.6) | 33 (29.0) | 29 (25.4) |
| None | 20 (39.2) | 10 (19.6) | 21 (41.2) |
| Other | 14 (56.0) | 5 (20.0) | 6 (24.0) |
| Testing behavior | |||
| Last tested | |||
| Within last year | 82 (42.1) * | 65 (33.3) | 48 (24.6) |
| 1–5 years ago | 66 (52.8) | 22 (17.6) | 37 (29.6) |
| 5+ years ago | 19 (52.8) | 10 (27.8) | 7 (19.4) |
| In past year, thought about testing, but didn’t get tested? | |||
| Yes | 97 (56.4) ** | 33 (19.2) | 42 (24.4) |
| No | 67 (37.7) | 62 (34.8) | 49 (27.5) |
| Sexual behavior | |||
| Sexual partners | |||
| Men only | 96 (42.8) | 64 (28.6) | 64 (28.6) |
| Both men and women | 71 (53.8) | 33 (25.0) | 28 (21.2) |
| Unprotected insertive anal sex with most recent male sexual partner | |||
| Yes | 38 (41.7) | 25 (27.5) | 28 (30.8) |
| No | 29 (41.4) | 20 (28.4) | 21 (30.0) |
| Unprotected receptive anal sex with most recent male sexual partner | |||
| Yes | 62 (48.1) | 30 (23.2) | 37 (28.7) |
| No | 45 (50.0) | 29 (32.2) | 16 (17.8) |
IQR: inner quartile range; SUS: Brazilian Unified National Health System.
*
p < 0.05;
**
p < 0.01, difference by preference group.