Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, history of syphilis and timing of prior HIV testing among MSM and TGW assessed according to HIV status, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2018 to 2020
| Characteristics | Recent infection N (%) | Non‐recent infection N (%) | HIV negative N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 73 | 223 | 2591 |
| Age, years | |||
| 18 to 24 | 30 (41.1) | 87 (39.0) | 881 (34.0) |
| 25 to 30 | 24 (32.9) | 58 (26.0) | 781 (30.1) |
| ≥31 | 19 (26.0) | 78 (35.0) | 929 (35.9) |
| Gender | |||
| Cisgender men | 65 (89.0) | 187 (83.9) | 2177 (84.0) |
| Trans women | 8 (11.0) | 36 (16.1) | 414 (16.0) |
| Race a | |||
| Black | 23 (31.5) | 70 (31.4) | 654 (25.9) |
| Pardo | 28 (38.4) | 101 (45.3) | 932 (36.9) |
| White | 22 (30.1) | 52 (23.3) | 940 (37.2) |
| Schooling, years b , c | |||
| <12 | 40 (54.8) | 145 (65.3) | 1189 (46.6) |
| ≥12 | 33 (45.2) | 77 (34.7) | 1362 (53.4) |
| Ever Syphilis d , e | |||
| Yes | 26 (46.4) | 95 (55.2) | 645 (44.1) |
| No | 30 (53.6) | 77 (44.8) | 818 (55.9) |
| Active Syphilis f , g | |||
| Yes | 16 (28.6) | 49 (28.5) | 181 (13.4) h |
| No | 40 (71.4) | 123 (71.5) | 1169 (86.6) h |
| When was the last HIV test (n = 1632) | |||
| ≤12 months | 49 (74.2) | 77 (38.1) | 1012 (74.2) |
| >12 months | 11 (16.7) | 73 (36.1) | 212 (15.5) |
| Never tested | 6 (9.1) | 52 (25.8) | 140 (10.3) |
IQR, interquartile range; MSM, men who have sex with men; TGW, trans women; VL, viral load.
a
n = 2822
b
n = 2846
c
categorized into two categories that correspond to secondary school (high‐school education)
d
n = 1691
e
positive treponemic rapid test was considered as ever having had syphilis
f
n = 1578
g
Individuals who also had a positive non‐treponemic test (VDRL) with a titer equal to 1:8 or higher were considered as having active syphilis
h
p < 0.05 for HIV‐negative or non‐recent individuals when compared with recent infection (chi‐square test or Wilcoxon test) (in bold).