Table 3.
Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of individuals with confirmed HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection.
| Characteristics | Infected individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBEN-002 | SBEN-019 | ARI-007B | ITM-040 | |
| Sex | F | M | M | M |
| Age | 64 | 67 | 67 | 23 |
| Color | Black | Black | Brown | Brown |
| Marital status | Single | Single | Married/lives with partner | Single |
| Education | IE | IE | IE | IE |
| Income (number of minimum wages) | 1 | >1 | 1 | >1 |
| Tattoo(s) | N | N | N | Y |
| Piercing(s) | N | N | N | N |
| Blood transfusion | Y | N | N | Y |
| Breastfed | Y | NR | Y | Y |
| Sexually active | N | N | Y | Y |
| Age at 1st sexual relationship | NR | NR | 18 | NR |
| Sex for money | N | N | N | NR |
| Condoms | N | N | Y | Y |
| Number of partners | NR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diagnosis of an STI | N | N | N | N |
| Type of HTLV | HTLV-2 | HTLV-2 | HTLV-2 | HTLV-1 |
F, female; M, male; IE, incomplete elementary school; IM, incomplete middle school; N, no; Y, yes; NR, not reported.