Table 2.
Bivariate statistics including the number, proportion, prevalence ratio (PR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of late presentation among patients receiving HIV/AIDS care at the State Reference Center in Salvador, Brazil between 2007 and 2009
| Variable | Late Presentation | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | PR | 95% CI | ||
| Sex | 0.001 | ||||
| Men | 353 | 55.4 | 1.00 | ||
| Non-pregnant women | 434 | 56.0 | 1.01 | 0.91–1.13 | |
| Pregnant women | 113 | 22.1 | 0.40 | 0.28–0.57 | |
| Age | 0.001 | ||||
| 15–24 | 167 | 33.5 | 1.00 | ||
| 25–34 | 480 | 50.0 | 1.49 | 1.18–1.88 | |
| 35–44 | 343 | 57.1 | 1.70 | 1.35–2.15 | |
| 45 or older* | 194 | 66.5 | 1.98 | 1.57–2.51 | |
| Skin color | 0.84 | ||||
| White | 150 | 53.3 | 1.00 | ||
| Black | 1012 | 52.5 | 0.98 | 0.84–1.16 | |
| Education** | 0.32 | ||||
| Up to 8 years | 162 | 60.5 | 1.00 | ||
| Greater than 8 years | 137 | 54.7 | 1.11 | 0.91–1.35 | |
| Civil status | 0.510 | ||||
| With a partner | 223 | 50.8 | 1.00 | ||
| Without a partner | 945 | 53.1 | 1.05 | 0.91–1.21 | |
| Sexual orientation | 0.13 | ||||
| Heterosexual | 850 | 50.9 | 1.00 | ||
| Homosexual or bisexual | 320 | 55.9 | 1.10 | 0.98–1.24 | |
| Condom use | 0.290 | ||||
| Never | 381 | 54.6 | 1.00 | ||
| Always or sometimes | 786 | 51.3 | 0.83 | 0.84–1.05 | |
| Drug use | 0.090 | ||||
| Never | 1037 | 53.3 | 1.00 | ||
| Frequently and/or sometimes | 134 | 45.5 | 0.85 | 0.70–1.04 | |
| Alcohol use | 0.070 | ||||
| Never | 614 | 54.6 | 1.00 | ||
| Frequently and/or sometimes | 478 | 49.0 | 0.90 | 0.80–1.01 | |
| Location | 0.860 | ||||
| Metropolitan region of Salvador | 851 | 52.3 | 1.00 | ||
| Outside metropolitan region of Salvador | 333 | 52.9 | 0.99 | 0.88–1.11 | |
*
Pregnant women not included in this category as there was no pregnant women older than 44 years of age;
**
Data on education only available for 24% of the participants;