Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the indirectly followed up (N = 217) and directly followed up (N = 287) populations. Juiz de Fora, MG, Southeastern Brazil, 2008-2009.

Variable	Follow-up				p

	Indirect		Direct

	n	%	n	%
Gender
Male	143	65.9^a	200	69.7^b	0.41
Female	74	34.1^a	87	30.3^b
Age (years)
≤ 38	119	54.9^a	150	52.3^b	0.75
> 38	98	45.1^a	133	46.3^b
Incomplete^c	0	0.0^a	4	1.4^b
Race
White	70	32.3^a	74	25.8^a	0.13
Black/Mixed	80	36.8^a	120	41.8^a
Incomplete data^c	67	30.9^a	93	32.4^a
Educational level
None to complete primary school	87	40.0^a	168	58.5^b	0.47
High school to complete college education	44	20.3^a	70	24.4^b
Incomplete data^c	86	39.7^a	49	17.1^b
HIV diagnosis
Positive	40	18.4^a	30	10.4^b	0.11
Negative	134	61.7^a	158	55.1^b
Testing not conducted^c	35	16.2^a	89	31.0^b
In process	8	3.7^a	10	3.5^b
City of residence
Juiz de Fora	196	90.3^a	247	86.1^b	0.47
Others	21	9.7^a	34	11.8^b
Not informed^c	0	0.0^a	6	2.1^b

^a Source: City Department of Epidemiology/Sistema Nacional de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN – National System of Reportable Diseases).

^b Source: Interview or direct observation of medical records (HIV diagnosis).

^c For the Chi-square test, incomplete data or incomplete testing were not considered.