Table 2.
Factors associated with increasing 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
| PLHIV (N = 347/1690, 20.5%) | GBM (N = 785/1690, 46.5%) | POP (N = 558/1690, 33.0%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rated completely/partially accurate 310 (90.1%) |
aOR (95%CI) |
Rated completely/partially accurate 487 (68.2%) |
aOR (95%CI) |
Rated completely/partially accurate 172 (34.5%) |
aOR (95%CI) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Cisgender men | 244 (90.7) | Ref. | 487 (68.2) | NA | 28 (29.5) | Ref. |
| Cisgender women | 56 (87.5) | 0.80 (0.19 to 3.21) | 0 | NA | 129 (33.8) | 1.13 (0.70 to 1.84) |
| Transgender/ non‐binary | 10 (90.9) | 0.88 (0.19 to 6.34) | 0 | NA | 15 (71.4) | 2.84 (1.07 to 7.72) * |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Gay | 227 (90.8) | 1.72 (0.58 to 4.55) | 409 (73.7) | 2.55 (1.81 to 3.58) **** | 8 (36.4) | 0.50 (0.19 to 1.27) |
| Bisexual | 20 (87.0) | Ref. | 76 (48.7) | Ref. | 24 (60.0) | Ref. |
| Heterosexual | 60 (88.2) | 3.78 (0.70 to 21.28) | 0 | NA | 139 (32.0) | 0.50 (0.26 to 0.95) * |
| Age | ||||||
| ≤35 years | 121 (96.8) | 3.13 (1.65 to 6.22) **** | 305 (71.6) | 1.84 (1.37 to 2.48) **** | 59 (47.2) | 1.65 (1.09 to 2.47) ** |
| >35 years | 189 (86.3) | Ref. | 182 (63.2) | Ref. | 113 (30.3) | Ref. |
| Ethno‐racial identity | ||||||
| Black | 39 (84.8) | 0.32 (0.16 to 0.68) ** | 58 (73.4) | 1.40 (0.89 to 2.25) | 18 (43.9) | 1.10 (0.59 to 2.01) |
| Other a | 266 (90.8) | Ref. | 421 (67.1) | Ref. | 152 (34.2) | Ref. |
| Monthly Family Income | ||||||
| Middle/High | 195 (92.9) | 1.61 (0.85 to 3.05) | 345 (70.4) | 1.47 (1.06 to 2.04) ** | 117 (31.4) | 0.78 (0.50 to 1.20) |
| Low b | 115 (85.8) | Ref. | 142 (63.4) | Ref. | 55 (44.0) | Ref. |
| Education | ||||||
| ≤Secondary level | 126 (88.7) | 1.02 (0.54 to 1.97) | 140 (67.6) | 1.01 (0.72 to 1.43) | 64 (38.1) | 1.01 (0.67 to 1.53) |
| >Secondary level | 183 (91.5) | Ref. | 346 (68.8) | Ref. | 108 (32.9) | Ref. |
| Residence in State Capital Metro area | ||||||
| Yes | 228 (89.4) | 1.25 (0.66 to 2.31) | 365 (70.1) | 1.42 (1.04 to 1.93) * | 123 (38.3) | 1.42 (0.97 to 2.10) |
| No | 82 (92.1) | Ref. | 122 (63.2) | Ref. | 49 (27.7) | Ref. |
| Steady partner | ||||||
| Yes | 118 (93.7) | 2.63 (1.39 to 5.27) ** | 136 (66.3) | 1.05 (0.77 to 1.44) | 115 (35.2) | 1.10 (0.75 to 1.63) |
| No | 192 (88.1) | Ref. | 351 (69.0) | Ref. | 57 (33.3) | Ref. |
| Ever tested for HIV | ||||||
| Yes | NA | NA | 427 (69.3) | 1.44 (0.94 to 2.21) | 135 (38.5) | 1.73 (1.14 to 2.65) ** |
| No | NA | NA | 60 (61.2) | Ref. | 37 (25.2) | Ref. |
NA, not applicable.
Bold indicates statistical significance (p < .05).
Other = White, Asian, Native or Pardo (Mixed‐Black) identities
low income is equivalent to R$1996.00 or USD468.00 per month.
p < .0001
p < .01
p < .05.