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.