Table 1.
Factors associated with perceived accuracy of the U = U slogan among mutually exclusive population groups defined by participant’s answers to the gender, sexual orientation and HIV status items: people living with HIV (PLHIV), HIV‐negative/unknown gay/homosexual, bisexual or other cisgender men who have sex with men (GBM) and HIV‐negative/unknown other populations (POP), Brazil, 2019
| Overall | PLHIV (N = 347/1690, 20.5%) | GBM (N = 785/1690, 46.5%) | POP (N = 558/1690, 33.0%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 1690 (%) |
Rated completely accurate 274 (79.0%) |
aOR (95%CI) |
Rated completely accurate 347 (44.2%) |
aOR (95%CI) |
Rated completely accurate 96 (17.2%) |
aOR (95%CI) | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Cisgender men | 1159 (68.6) | 214 (79.3) | Ref. | NA | NA | 16 (15.4) | Ref. |
| Cisgender women | 497 (29.4) | 51 (78.5) | 0.83 (0.19 to 3.31) | NA | NA | 71 (16.4) | 1.02 (0.55 to 1.95) |
| Transgender/ non‐binary | 34 (2.0) | 9 (75.0) | 0.84 (0.18 to 6.16) | NA | NA | 9 (40.9) | 3.10 (0.96 to 10.14) |
| Sexual orientation | |||||||
| Gay | 885 (52.6) | 200 (79.4) | 1.69 (0.55 to 4.64) | 295 (48.5) | 2.40 (1.63 to 3.56) **** | 3 (12.0) | 0.25 (0.05 to 0.98) |
| Bisexual | 241 (14.3) | 16 (69.6) | Ref. | 52 (29.9) | Ref. | 14 (31.8) | Ref. |
| Heterosexual | 557 (33.1) | 56 (81.2) | 4.18 (0.77 to 24.26) | 0 | 78 (16.0) | 0.53 (0.24 to 1.18) | |
| Age | |||||||
| ≤35 years | 730 (43.2) | 109 (86.5) | 3.23 (1.68 to 6.56) **** | 229 (49.6) | 1.88 (1.36 to 2.61) **** | 30 (21.1) | 1.09 (0.62 to 1.87) |
| >35 years | 960 (56.8) | 165 (74.7) | Ref. | 118 (36.5) | Ref. | 66 (15.9) | Ref. |
| Ethno‐racial identity | |||||||
| Black | 183 (11.0) | 30 (63.8) | 0.28 (0.13 to 0.61) **** | 43 (47.3) | 1.42 (0.87 to 2.33) | 8 (17.8) | 0.78 (0.31 to 1.76)) |
| Other a | 1479 (89.0) | 239 (81.0) | Ref. | 300 (43.8) | Ref. | 87 (17.8) | Ref. |
| Monthly family income | |||||||
| Middle/High | 1149 (68.0) | 173 (82.4) | 1.59 (0.83 to 3.05) | 250 (47.4) | 1.51 (1.06 to 2.18) ** | 65 (15.8) | 0.73 (0.42 to 1.29) |
| Low b | 541 (32.0) | 101 (73.7) | Ref. | 97 (37.6) | Ref. | 31 (21.2) | Ref. |
| Education | |||||||
| ≤Secondary level | 584 (34.7) | 112 (77.2) | 0.98 (0.51 to 1.89) | 100 (41.0) | 1.13 (0.78 to 1.64) | 36 (18.5) | 1.09 (0.63 to 1.86) |
| >Secondary level | 1097 (65.3) | 161 (80.5) | Ref. | 246 (45.9) | Ref. | 60 (16.6) | Ref. |
| Residence in state capital metro area | |||||||
| Yes | 1194 (70.7) | 205 (79.8) | 1.48 (0.77 to 2.80) | 269 (46.6) | 1.60 (1.13 to 2.28) *** | 67 (13.4) | 1.15 (0.70 to 1.93) |
| No | 496 (29.3) | 69 (76.7) | Ref. | 78 (37.5) | Ref. | 29 (14.6) | Ref. |
| Steady partner | |||||||
| Yes | 707 (41.8) | 111 (87.4) | 2.84 (1.48 to 5.80) *** | 103 (46.2) | 1.16 (0.83 to 1.64) | 69 (19.3) | 1.30 (0.77 to 2.23) |
| No | 983 (58.2) | 163 (74.1) | Ref. | 244 (43.4) | Ref. | 27 (13.4) | Ref. |
| Ever tested for HIV | |||||||
| Yes | 1338 (82.7) | NA | NA | 305 (45.9) | 1.29 (0.81 to 2.05) | 80 (20.7) | 2.21 (1.23 to 4.17) ** |
| No | 292 (17.3) | NA | NA | 42 (34.7) | Ref. | 16 (9.4) | Ref. |
NA, not applicable.
Bold indicates statistical significance (p < .05).
a
Other = White, Asian, Native or Pardo (Mixed‐Black) identities
b
low income is equivalent to R$1996.00 or USD468.00 per month.
****
p < .0001
***
p < .001
**
p < .01