Table 3.

Linear mixed model exploration

Response variable	Predictor variables	Random variable	Explanatory model
FAPB	BMMRS-p + Previous experience	Location	AIC = 1318.697	t-value	p-value
			p-BMMRS	2.255	0.0252
			Previous experience	0.065	0.9478
FAPB	BMMRS-p	Location	AIC = 1318.333	t-value	p-value
			BMMRS-p	2.304	0.0222
RPV	BMMRS-p + Previous experience	Location	AIC = 1267.023	t-value	p-value
			BMMRS-p	3.373	< 0.05
			Previous experience	0.258	0.796
RPV	BMMRS-p	Location	AIC = 1266.464	t-value	p -value
			BMMRS-p	3.464	< 0.05

BMMRS-p, Multidimensional Brief Measure of Religiousness and Spirituality—Portuguese; FAPB, frequency of adoption of prophylactic behaviors; RPV, perception of risk of vulnerability