Table 2.
Sociodemographic and sexual behaviour characteristics of PrEP1519 and Combina participants at baseline
| Sociodemographics | PrEP 15–19 | Combina | ||
| n | % | n | % | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 15–17 | 179 | 20,09 | 2 | 0.3 |
| 18–19 | 712 | 79,91 | 14 | 1.9 |
| 20–39 | – | – | 607 | 83.0 |
| 40–68 | – | – | 108 | 14.8 |
| Gender identity or sexual orientation | ||||
| MSM | 824 | 92,48 | 656 | 89.7 |
| TGW | 67 | 7,52 | 75 | 10.3 |
| Skin colour | ||||
| Black | 351 | 39,39 | 56 | 7.8 |
| Pardo (brown) | 253 | 28,4 | 206 | 28.5 |
| White | 255 | 28,62 | 447 | 61.9 |
| Asian | 22 | 2,47 | 10 | 1.4 |
| Indigenous | 10 | 1,12 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Years of study | ||||
| <8 years | 28 | 3,14 | 15 | 2.1 |
| ≥8 years | 863 | 96,86 | 716 | 97.9 |
| City | ||||
| Belo horizonte | 190 | 21,32 | – | – |
| Curitiba | – | – | 26 | 3.6 |
| Fortaleza | – | – | 67 | 9.2 |
| Porto Alegre | – | – | 79 | 10.8 |
| Ribeirão Preto | – | – | 44 | 6.0 |
| Salvador | 288 | 32,32 | – | – |
| São Paulo | 413 | 46,35 | 515 | 70.5 |
| Sexual behaviour | ||||
| Sex with casual partner* | ||||
| No | 228 | 29,61 | 59 | 8.1 |
| Yes | 542 | 70,39 | 672 | 91.9 |
| Sex with stable partner | ||||
| No | 386 | 49,68 | 322 | 44.1 |
| Yes | 391 | 50,32 | 409 | 55.9 |
*PrEP 15–19: in the last 3 months; Combina: in the last 6 months.
MSM, men who have sex with men; PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis; TGW, transgender women.