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Table 2 Factors associated with self-reported HIV positive status in Brazil, Mexico and Peru, 2018

From: Low socioeconomic status is associated with self-reported HIV positive status among young MSM in Brazil and Peru

 

Brazil (N = 4231; 61.0%)

Mexico (N = 1743; 25.1%)

Peru (N = 967; 13.9%)

Bivariate models

Multivariate model

Bivariate models

Multivariate model

Bivariate models

Multivariate model

OR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

Race

 White

Ref.

0.022

 

0.146

N/A

 

N/A

 

Ref.

0.578

Ref.

0.513

 Non-white

1.31 (1.04–1.67)

 

1.20 (0.94–1.55)

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

0.88 (0.57–1.39)

 

0.85 (0.53–1.40)

 

Education

  ≤ Secondary education

1.35 (1.05–1.75)

0.023

1.31 (1.01–1.72)

0.046

1.11 (0.78–1.55)

0.564

1.13 (0.78–1.63)

0.518

0.82 (0.56–1.19)

0.312

0.79 (0.50–1.26)

0.281

  > Secondary education

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Income

 Low

1.38 (1.07–1.79)

0.016

1.33 (1.01–1.75)

0.044

0.89 (0.62–1.27)

0.508

0.81 (0.56–1.18)

0.273

1.14 (0.79–1.67)

0.494

1.56 (1.02–2.40)

0.043

 Middle/High

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

   

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Sexual Attraction

 Men

2.28 (1.37–4.12)

0.003

2.68 (1.55–5.11)

0.001

2.14 (1.17–4.41)

0.023

1.98 (1.04–4.27)

0.056

1.69 (1.06–2.83)

0.035

1.86 (1.06–3.51)

0.040

 Men and Women

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Steady partner

 No

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Yes

1.32 (0.99–1.73)

0.050

1.25 (0.93–1.65)

0.127

1.51 (1.02–2.19)

0.034

1.42 (0.94–2.11)

0.091

1.82 (1.26–2.62)

0.001

1.67 (1.10–2.50)

0.015

  1. N/A Not applicable. Regions within the countries were kept in the final models (data not shown). For Brazil, region was categorized according to geopolitical regions: North (7 states), Northeast (9 states), Central-West (3 states and Federal District), South (3 states), and Southeast (2 states). For Peru, regions were grouped according to their geographical characteristics and political division: Lima (Lima city and Callao), Coast (Lima region and other coastal cities), Sierra (cities of the northern, central, and southern highlands), and Jungle. For Mexico, Northwest (6 states); Northeast (3 states); West (4 states); East (4 states); North Center (5 states); South Central (2 states and Mexico City); South (7 states)