Table 3.
Factors associated with not perceiving one’s risk in those actually having sexual risks
| Variable n = 261 |
Risk with perception n = 232 n(%) |
Risk with no perception n = 86 n(%) |
Adjusted prevalence ratio [CI 95%], P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 90 (38.8) | 45 (52.3) | 1 | – |
| Male | 142 (61.2) | 41 (47.7) | 0.66 [0.44–0.98] | 0.040 |
| Nationality | ||||
| Guyanese | 23 (9.9) | 14 (16.3) | 2.39 [1.31–4.35] | 0.004 |
| Surinamese | 48 (20.7) | 36 (41.9) | 1.92 [1.09–3.38] | 0.025 |
| Brazilian | 81 (34.9) | 24 (27.9) | 1 | – |
| Use of condoms with regular or trusted partner | ||||
| Non-systematic | 118 (61.1) | 58 (84.1) | 1 | – |
| Systematic | 75 (38.9) | 11 (15.9) | 0.43 [0.24–0.78] | 0.006 |
| Last HIV test | ||||
| Never | 35 (15.2) | 17 (19.8) | 1.93 [1.18–3.15] | 0.009 |
| Not recently | 51 (22.1) | 34 (39.5) | 1.62 [1.02–2.60] | 0.043 |
| Recent | 145 (62.8) | 35 (40.7) | 1 | – |