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Table 4 HIV risk behavior vs. HIV perceived risk among MSM from 11 cities in Brazil

From: 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

 

HIV risk behaviora

HIV perceived risk b

p-value

Low

High

North

 Manaus

Low

99(85.3)

17(14.7)

<.001

High

94(59.5)

64(40.5)

 

 Belém

Low

102(89.5)

12(10.5)

<.001

High

106(67.1)

52(32.9)

 

Northeast

 Recife

Low

203(84.9)

36(15.1)

<.001

High

247(68.6)

113(31.4)

 

 Salvador

Low

198(85.3)

34(14.7)

<.001

High

233(65.4)

123(34.6)

 

Central-west

 Brasília

Low

268(86.7)

41(13.3)

<.001

High

346(64.7)

189(35.3)

 

 Goiânia

Low

166(83.4)

33(16.6)

<.001

High

205(62.5)

123(37.5)

 

Southeast

 São Paulo

Low

1604(86.9)

241(13.1)

<.001

High

2340(65.3)

1243(34.7)

 

 Rio de Janeiro

Low

910(87.8)

126(12.2)

<.001

High

1229(64.2)

684(35.8)

 

 Belo Horizonte

Low

287(83.2)

58(16.8)

<.001

High

351(60.9)

225(39.1)

 

South

 Porto Alegre

Low

198(87.2)

29(12.8)

<.001

High

252(65.8)

131(34.2)

 

 Curitiba

Low

137(84.0)

26(16.0)

<.001

High

188(60.6)

122(39.4)

 

Brazil

Low

4860 (86.1)

784 (13.9)

<.001

High

6434 (64.1)

3603 (35.9)

 
  1. ameasured by the HIRI-MSM, which 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)
  2. bHIV perceived risk (in the next 12 months) was dichotomized in low (no/low) and high risk