Source | N | State | Design (Period) | Characteristics of Study Population | Sexual behavior and HIV infection | |||
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 |  |  |  | Age [mean (range)] | Ethnicity (%) | Condom use (%) | HIV prevalence | Variables associated with prevalent HIV |
Barroso et al. [41] | 93 | Rio de Janeiro | Cross-sectional (2006) | NA | NA | NA | 12.9% | NA |
Benzaken et al. [42] | 114 | Amazon | Cross-sectional (2006) | 29 (IQR1 : 22-38) | NA | NA | 2.6% | NA |
Lacerda et al. [43] | 175 | São Paulo | Cross-sectional (2005-06) | 29 (18-62) | Caucasian: 53.1% Black: 8.0% Mulatto: 34.9% Others: 4.0% | Always use condom with client: 73.1% | 5.7% | NA |
Dutra & Vasques [44] | 154 | Amazon | Cross-sectional (2005-06) | 30.3 ± 8.8 | Caucasian: 17,1% Black: 13,3% Mulatto: 69,6% | Always use condom: With stable partner: 36.3% With occasional partner: 25.2% | 2.6% | NA |
Trevisol & Silva [45] | 90 | Santa Catarina | Cross-sectional (2003-04) | 27 ± 5.2 | Caucasian: 85.6% Black: 4.4% Mulatto: 10.0% | Condom use: Always: 16.7% Sometimes: 77.8% Never: 5.6% | 6.7% | ≤ 2 clients/day (p = 0.008) Infrequent condom use (p = 0.015) Use of inhalants (p = 0.053) |
Benzaken et al.[46] | 147 | Amazon | Cross-sectional (2000) | 25.5 (12-54) | NA | NA | 0.0% | NA |
Brazilian Ministry of Health [47] | 2712 | 9 states | Cross-sectional (2000-01) | Age group: 17-19: 8.1% 20-24: 25.0% 25-29: 20.7% 30-39: 26.8% 40-49: 14.0% ≥50: 5.3% | NA | Always used condom on previous 6 months: With sexual clients: 67.3% With stable partner: 19.2% | Overall: 6.1% Intervention group: 6.6% Control group: 5.6% | Injection drug use: RR: 6.77 (3.44 - 13.17) IDU partner: RR: 2.70 (1.89 - 3.85) Syphilis coinfection: RR: 3.56 (2.00 - 6.29) HCV coinfection: RR: 11.26 (7.28 - 17.40) |
Pires & Miranda [48] | 140 | EspÃrito Santo | Retrospective Cohort (1993-96) | 25.9 ± 6.8 | NA | Always: 31.3% Sometimes: 52.0% Never: 16.7% | 8.6% | Injection drug use (p = 0,031) Syphilis coinfection (p = 0,014). |