Table 2.
Demographic and behavioral characteristics of men who completed the online questionnaire at the A Hora é Agora e-testing website in Curitiba, Brazil 2015-2016 (N=3218).
| Characteristic | Value, n (%) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Age (years), median (IQRa) | 25 (22-31) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 2478 (77.0) | ||
| Black | 103 (3.2) | ||
| Mixed | 495 (15.4) | ||
| Native | 22 (0.7) | ||
| Asian | 49 (1.5) | ||
| Don’t know/don’t want to answer | 71 (2.2) | ||
| Schooling | |||
| No schooling/incomplete primary school | 85 (2.6) | ||
| Complete primary/incomplete secondary school | 261 (8.1) | ||
| Complete secondary/incomplete college | 1549 (48.1) | ||
| Complete college/graduate/professional school | 1261 (39.2) | ||
| Don’t know/don’t want to answer | 62 (1.9) | ||
| Sexual identity/orientation | |||
| Gay/homosexual | 1953 (60.7) | ||
| Bisexual | 370 (11.5) | ||
| Heterosexual | 649 (20.2) | ||
| Transvestite, transsexual, transgender | 22 (0.7) | ||
| Other | 25 (0.8) | ||
| Don’t know/don’t want to answer | 199 (6.2) | ||
| Steady partner | |||
| Yes | 1334 (41.5) | ||
| No | 1677 (52.1) | ||
| Don’t want to answer | 207 (6.4) | ||
| Risk perception | |||
| Perceived likelihood of acquiring HIV in the next 12 months | |||
| None/little chance | 1973 (61.3) | ||
| Some chance/high chance/certainly | 266 (8.3) | ||
| Don’t want to answer | 978 (30.4) | ||
| Had a previous HIV test in lifetime | |||
| Yes | 2012 (62.5) | ||
| No | 1206 (37.5) | ||
| Risk behavior for HIV infection | |||
| Number of male sexual partners (6 months) | |||
| 0-5 | 1486 (46.2) | ||
| 6-10 | 345 (10.7) | ||
| >10 | 197 (6.1) | ||
| Don’t know/don’t want to answer | 1190 (37.0) | ||
| Number of times participant was receptive to partner without condom (6 months) | |||
| None | 14 (0.4) | ||
| Once or more | 1097 (34.1) | ||
| Don’t know/don’t want to answer | 2107 (65.5) | ||
| Number HIV-positive partners (6 months) | |||
| None | 34 (1.0) | ||
| 1 | 231 (7.2) | ||
| >1 | 37 (1.2) | ||
| Don’t know/don’t want to answer | 2916 (90.6) | ||
| Number of times participant had condomless insertive anal sex with HIV-positive partner (6 months) | |||
| 0-4 | 419 (13.0) | ||
| ≥5 | 149 (4.7) | ||
| Don’t know/don’t want to answer | 2650 (82.3) | ||
| Stimulant use (6 months)b | |||
| Yes | 525 (16.3) | ||
| No | 2466 (76.6) | ||
| Don’t know/don’t want to answer | 227 (7.1) | ||
| STIc diagnosis in prior 6 months | |||
| Yes | 249 (7.8) | ||
| No | 2728 (84.7) | ||
| Don’t know/don’t want to answer | 241 (7.5) | ||
aIQR, interquartile range.
bStimulants include cocaine, crack, poppers, and ecstasy.
cSTI: sexually transmitted infection.