How heterogeneous are MSM from Brazilian cities? An analysis of sexual behavior and perceived risk and a description of trends in awareness and willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis

Table 3 Association between HIV risk behavior and HIV perceived risk among MSM who completed the online surveys in Brazil

	HIV Perceived risk^a		High HIV perceived risk OR (95% CI)
	Low	High	High HIV perceived risk OR (95% CI)
The HIV incidence risk index for MSM^b
Low	4860 (86.1)	784 (13.9)	Ref.
High	6434 (64.1)	3603 (35.9)	3.47 (3.19–3.78)
Condomless receptive anal sex^c
No	7400 (80.3)	1811 (19.7)	Ref.
Yes	3847 (60.1)	2552 (39.9)	2.71 (2.52–2.91)
Number of male partners^c
≤ 5	7213 (81.2)	1671 (18.8)	Ref.
> 5	4081 (60.0)	2716 (40.0)	2.87 (2.67–3.09)

^aIn the next 12 months
^bThe HIRI-MSM was calculated based on sexual behavior in the previous 6 months (number of partners, condomless receptive anal intercourse, sex with HIV-positive partner), age and use of stimulants, being stratified in low risk (< 10 points) and high risk (≥10 points; PrEP is recommended).“Unknown” answers scored 0 points on the HIRI-MSM
^cDuring the previous 6 months

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