Table 2.
Bivariate statistics including the number, proportion, odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of late presentation among MSM receiving HIV/AIDS care in Salvador, Brazil
| Variables | Late presenters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 423 | (%) | OR | 95% CI | |
| Self-reported sexual orientation | ||||
| Homosexual and bisexual | 235 | 58.8 | 1.00 | - |
| Heterosexual | 179 | 69.4 | 1.59 | 1.14 - 2.22 |
| Skin Color* | ||||
| White | Yellow | Indigenous | Other | 43 | 65.0 | 1.00 | - |
| Brown | 186 | 62.6 | 0.90 | 0.58 - 1.40 |
| Black | 156 | 63.2 | 0.92 | 0.59 - 1.45 |
| Age | ||||
| 18 – 29 | 47 | 52.2 | 1.00 | - |
| 30 years or older | 376 | 64.8 | 1.69 | 1.08 - 2.64 |
| Individual Income** | ||||
| > Minimum wage | 321 | 61.3 | 1.00 | - |
| ≤ Minimum wage | 102 | 69.9 | 1.48 | 1.00 - 2.18 |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 209 | 59.0 | 1.00 | - |
| Unemployed | 213 | 67.9 | 1.47 | 1.07 - 2.02 |
| Years of schooling | ||||
| >8 years | 165 | 68.8 | 1.00 | - |
| ≤8 years | 258 | 60.0 | 1.47 | 1.05 - 2.05 |
| History of smoking | ||||
| No | 210 | 60.5 | 1.00 | - |
| Yes | 213 | 66.2 | 1.27 | 0.93 - 1.75 |
| History of drug use | ||||
| No | 317 | 64.4 | 1.00 | - |
| Yes | 106 | 59.6 | 0.81 | 0.57 - 1.16 |
| History of STI | ||||
| Never | 232 | 66.3 | 1.00 | - |
| ≥ Once | 189 | 59.6 | 0.75 | 0.55 - 1.03 |
| Experience with forced sex | ||||
| Never | 597 | 64.3 | 1.00 | - |
| At least once | 73 | 53.4 | 0.63 | 0.40 - 1.04 |
| HIV related discrimination | ||||
| Never | 311 | 62.1 | 1.00 | |
| Yes - at least one time | 112 | 66.7 | 1.22 | 0.85-1.77 |
| Owns private health insurance | ||||
| No | 64 | 54.7 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 359 | 64.9 | 1.53 | 1.02 - 2.30 |
*Race is commonly referred to as cor or ‘color,’ and references the phenotype (physical appearance) and not one’s ancestry (origin).
**Minimum wage of $510 BR per month = $328.11 USD per month as established by the Brazilian government at the time data was collected.