Table 2.
Characteristics of study populations. Brazil, 2019–2020
| Key populations | Other populations | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 | ||
| Total | 235 | 4107 | 155 |
| Age | |||
| Mean (SD) | 34.6 (10.1) | 34.2 (10.4) | 46.9 (16.1) |
| 18–24 years | 37 (15.7) | 681 (16.6) | 16 (10.3) |
| ≥ 25 years | 198 (84.3) | 3426 (83.4) | 139 (89.7) |
| Gender | |||
| Cisgender men | 209 (97.4) | 4024 (98.0) | 29 (18.7) |
| Cisgender women | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 126 (81.3) |
| Trans/non-binary | 6 (2.6) | 83 (2.0) | 0 (0) |
| Sexual orientation | |||
| Gay | 186 (79.1) | 3365 (81.9) | 0 (0) |
| Lesbian | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (4.5) |
| Bisexual | 45 (19.1) | 720 (17.5) | 16 (10.3) |
| Heterosexual | 4 (1.7) | 22 (0.5) | 132 (85.2) |
| Race | |||
| White | 135 (57.4) | 2526 (63.1) | 102 (68.0) |
| Black | 27 (11.5) | 394 (9.8) | 12 (8.0) |
| Pardo (mixed)/native | 73 (31.1) | 1085 (27.1) | 36 (24.0) |
| Incomea | |||
| Low | 80 (34.0) | 1184 (28.8) | 43 (27.7) |
| Middle | 78 (33.2) | 1853 (45.1) | 75 (48.4) |
| High | 77 (32.8) | 1070 (26.1) | 37 (23.9) |
| Education (years)b | |||
| ≤ 12 | 75 (32.1) | 1278 (31.7) | 59 (38.1) |
| > 12 (college or higher) | 159 (67.9) | 2754 (68.4) | 96 (61.9) |
| Region | |||
| North, Northeast and Central-west | 74 (31.5) | 319 (7.8) | 27 (17.4) |
| Southeast/South | 161 (68.5) | 3788 (92.2) | 128 (82.6) |
| Current partner | |||
| No | 171 (72.8) | 2818 (71.3) | 52 (33.5) |
| Yes | 64 (27.2) | 1135 (28.7) | 103 (66.5) |
| Last HIV test | |||
| Past 3 months | 83 (35.3) | 1120 (27.3) | 10 (6.5) |
| Past 6 months | 34 (14.5) | 794 (19.3) | 14 (9.0) |
| Past 12 months | 32 (13.6) | 739 (18.0) | 23 (14.8) |
| More than 12 months | 56 (23.8) | 948 (23.1) | 64 (41.3) |
| Never | 30 (12.8) | 506 (12.3) | 44 (28.4) |
| Score | |||
| Mean (SD) | 25.8 (5.2) | 25.7 (4.9) | 20.5 (5.5) |
aWe considered the number of minimum wages in the family monthly income: low ≤ 2, middle > 2–6, high > 6 (monthly minimum wage in 2019 was 998 BRL = US$ 248, currency from January 2020)
b≤ 12 years is equivalent to complete Secondary Education or less, > 12 is equivalent to complete College education or higher