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. 2018 Jan 22;4(1):e11. doi: 10.2196/publichealth.8997

Table 1.

Characteristics of the individuals who completed and did not complete the questionnaire.


Parameter
Incompletea, n (%)
Complete, n (%)

Total, n (%)
P valueb
Region


.01

North (Manaus and Belém) 72 (6.30) 185 (3.65) 257 (4.14)

Northeast (Salvador and Recife) 112 (9.81) 442 (8.73) 354 (8.93)

Central-West (Brasília and Goiânia) 102 (8.93) 500 (9.87) 602 (9.70)

South (Florianópolis and Porto Alegre) 90 (7.88) 406 (8.01) 496 (7.99)

Rio de Janeiroc
281 (24.61)

1225 (24.19)

1506 (24.26)


São Pauloc
485 (42.57)

2307 (45.55)

2792 (44.98)


Total 1142(18.40) 5065 (81.60) 6207 (100.00)
Apps


<.001

Hornet 493 (42.28) 2800 (55.28) 3293 (58.85)

Grindr 430 (36.88) 1867 (36.86) 2297 (36.86)

Otherd
243 (20.84)

398 (7.86)

641 (10.29)


Total 1166 (18.71) 5065 (81.29) 6231 (100.00)
Age (years)


.12

18-24 262 (26.60) 1212 (23.93) 1474 (24.36)

25-35 458 (46.50) 2515 (49.65) 2973 (49.14)

>36 265 (26.90) 1338 (26.42) 1603 (26.50)

Total 985 (16.28) 5065 (83.72) 6050 (100.00)
Color/Race



White 3194 (63.06) 3194 (63.06)

Non-whitee

1871 (36.94)

1871 (36.94)


Total 5065 (100.00) 5065 (100.00)
Family monthly incomef



<3 (low income) 1614 (31.87) 1614 (31.87)

4-10 (middle income) 2148 (42.41) 2148 (42.41)

>10 (high income) 1303 (25.73) 1303 (25.73)

Total 5065 (100.00) 5065 (100.00)
Schooling (years)


.01

<12 391 (45.41) 1956 (38.64) 2347 (39.63)

>12 470 (54.59) 3106 (61.36) 3576 (60.37)

Total 861 (14.54) 5062 (85.46) 5923 (100.00)
Sexual orientation


<.001

MSMg
839 (96.11)

4991 (98.54)

5042 (84.97)


Other 34 (3.89) 74 (1.46) 892 (15.03)

Total 869 (14.64) 5065 (85.30) 5934 (100.00)
Friends with same sexual orientation


.01

Majority 433 (56.72) 3368 (66.50) 3801 (65.65)

A few 292 (40.28) 1697 (33.51) 1989 (34.35)

Total 725 (12.52) 5065 (87.48) 5790 (100.00)


Steady partner (male)


.02

Yes 205 (24.09) 1029 (20.48) 1234 (21.00)

No 646 (75.91) 3995 (79.52) 4641 (79.00)

Total 851 (14.49) 5024 (85.51) 5875 (100.00)
Steady partner (female)


.08

Yes 44 (5.28) 198 (3.97) 242 (4.16)

No 789 (94.72) 4788 (96.02) 5577 (95.84)

Total 833 (14.32) 4986 (85.68) 5819 (100.00)
Know someone living with HIV


.01

Yes 263 (31.0) 3491 (68.94) 1856 (31.72)

No 462 (68.94) 1573 (31.06) 3953 (68.28)

Total 725 (12.54) 5064 (87.48) 5789 (100.00)
Use of apps for sexual encounters


.02

Never 85 (11.74) 436 (8.63) 521 (9.02)

Sometimes 338 (46.69) 2564 (50.72) 2902 (50.22)

Daily 259 (35.77) 1798 (35.58) 2057 (35.60)

Only when travelling or vacations 42 (5.80) 256 (5.07) 298 (5.16)

Total 724 (12.53) 5054 (87.47) 5778 (100.00)

aNo answer for variables color and race (last questions of the questionnaire).

bChi-square test.

cSoutheast Brazil.

dOther social media (eg, Facebook, WhatsApp), email.

eBlack, Asian, Native American, mixed-race, or don’t know.

fBrazilian monthly minimum wage in 2016 was 880 BRL (US $267, currency from July 2016).

gHomosexual, gay, or bisexual.