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. 2022 Sep 2;101(35):e30185. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000030185

Table 4.

Descriptive analysis of HIV and syphilis testing, source of care, and perception of discrimination among female sex workers in Brazil, 2016.

Variables n Percentage (%) 95% CI
HIV and syphilis testing
 Had HIV testing in
  <1 yr 1642 38.9 37.0–40.9
  ≥1 yr ago 1592 37.8 35.9–39.7
  Never 947 22.5 20.9–24.2
 Reasons for never tested for HIV
  Do not feel at risk 375 40.4 36.2–44.7
  Being afraid or ashamed 315 34.0 30.0–38.2
  Do not know where to take the test 79 8,5 6,3–11,4
 Place of last HIV test
  Public services 2411 74.7 72.8–76.6
 Never had syphilis testing 2019 47.6 45.6–49.6
Usual source of care
 SUS 2689 90.2 88.7–91.5
 Private care 292 9.8 8.5–11.3
Perception of discrimination
 Perception of discrimination in health services for being FSW 893 21.3 19.8–23.0
 Disclosure FSW status in health services 1014 24.3 22.7–25.9

CI = confidence interval, HIV = human immunodeficiency virus, SUS = Brazilian national health system, FSW = female sex worker.