Table 1 Descriptive analysis of MSM according to no previous HIV test and a previous negative HIV result Brazil, 2016
Variables | No previous HIV testa | Previous negative HIV resulta | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | ||||
Age | 0.26 | ||||||
< 25 years old | 64.3 | (57.2–70.9) | 59.5 | (54.8–64.1) | |||
≥ 25 years old | 35.7 | (29.1–42.8) | 40.5 | (35.9–45.2) | |||
Race | 0.09 | ||||||
Brown/mixed race | 48.4 | (41.6–55.2) | 39.2 | (34.7–43.9) | |||
White | 29.1 | (22.9–36.2) | 34.9 | (30.5–39.5) | |||
Black | 22.5 | (17.9–27.9) | 25.9 | (21.4–31.2) | |||
Schooling | < 0.001 | ||||||
Primary/Incomplete secondary education | 46.1 | (39.6–52.6) | 23.5 | (19.9–27.5) | |||
Complete secondary/Incomplete undergraduate education | 48.8 | (42.4–55.2) | 62.6 | (58.1–67.0) | |||
Complete undergraduate education | 5.2 | (2.3–11.5) | 13.9 | (11.3–17.1) | |||
Socio-economic status groups | < 0.001 | ||||||
D-E (Low) | 26.5 | (21.0–32.8) | 9.7 | (7.5–12.4) | |||
C (Middle) | 38.5 | (32.3–45.0) | 42.1 | (37.4–46.9) | |||
A-B (High) | 35.1 | (29.1–41.6) | 48.2 | (43.5–53.0) | |||
Marital status | 0.10 | ||||||
Single/separated/widowed | 90.1 | (85.9–93.2) | 86.1 | (82.9–88.8) | |||
Married/living together | 9.9 | (6.8–14.1) | 13.9 | (11.2–17.1) | |||
Self-reported discrimination during the lifetime | < 0.001 | ||||||
No | 46.9 | (40.5–53.5) | 28.5 | (24.7–32.7) | |||
Yes | 53.1 | (46.5–59.5) | 71.5 | (67.3–75.3) | |||
Medical appointment in the last 12 months | < 0.001 | ||||||
No | 30.4 | (25.0–36.4) | 12.9 | (10.2–16.1) | |||
Yes | 69.6 | (63.6–75.0) | 87.1 | (83.8–89.7) | |||
Took part of any workshop on STI and HIV/AIDS in the last 12 months | 0.26 | ||||||
No | 83.0 | (76.7–87.9) | 79.0 | (74.8–82.7) | |||
Yes | 17.0 | (12.1–23.3) | 21.0 | (17.3–25.2) | |||
Knowledge about HIV/AIDS (IRT score)2 | < 0.001 | ||||||
Low | 35.4 | (29.4–41.9) | 24.0 | (19.6–29.1) | |||
Middle | 47.6 | (41.0–54.2) | 47.0 | (42.3–51.8) | |||
High | 17.1 | (12.7–22.6) | 29.0 | (25.0–33.3) | |||
Self-perception of risk | < 0.01 | ||||||
Low | 24.9 | (19.6–31.0) | 14.6 | (11.6–18.4) | |||
Middle | 60.8 | (54.1–67.8) | 74.8 | (70.2–79.0) | |||
High | 14.2 | (9.4–20.9) | 10.5 | (7.7–14.1) | |||
Took part of LGBT NGO | 0.03 | ||||||
No | 87.9 | (81.7–92.2) | 80.1 | (76.2–83.6) | |||
Yes | 12.1 | (7.8–18.3) | 19.9 | (16.5–23.8) | |||
Condomless receptive anal sex (past 6 months) | 0.15 | ||||||
Always used condoms | 66.8 | (60.5–72.4) | 61.3 | (56.8–65.6) | |||
Irregular use of condoms | 33.3 | (27.6–39.5) | 38.7 | (34.4–43.2) | |||