Making the invisible, visible: a cross-sectional study of late presentation to HIV/AIDS services among men who have sex with men from a large urban center of Brazil

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of MSM receiving HIV/AIDS care in Salvador, Brazil

Variables	n	%
Prevalence of late presentation
Less than 350 cells per mm³	423	63.1
Equal or more than 350 cells per mm³	247	36.9
Self-reported sexual orientation
Homosexual	345	47.5
Bisexual	93	12.8
Heterosexual	288	39.7
Skin color*
White	67	9.1
Yellow \| Indigenous \| Other	70	9.5
Brown	320	43.4
Black	280	38.0
Age
18– 29	90	13.4
30 and older	580	86.6
Income**
More than minimum wage	580	78.4
Minimum wage or less	160	21.6
Employment
Employed	395	53.5
Unemployed	344	46.5
Years of schooling
More than 8 years of education	470	63.5
8 years or less of education	270	36.5
Living location
Salvador	583	78.7
Metropolitan region of Salvador	157	21.2
History of smoking
No	384	52.0
Yes	355	48.0
History of drug use
No	544	73.5
Yes - At least one time	196	26.5
History of a sexually transmitted infection
Never	385	52.0
At least one time	351	48.0
Experience with forced sex
Never	661	89.3
Yes - at least one time	79	10.7
HIV related discrimination
Never	561	75.9
Yes - at least one time	178	24.1
Number of sexual partners in the last 12 months
Less than one	241	35.0
More than one	447	65.0
Owns private health insurance
Yes	117	17.5
No	553	82.5

*Race is commonly referred to as cor or ‘color,’ and references the phenotype (physical appearance) and not one’s ancestry (origin).
**Minimum wage of $510 BR per month = $328.11 USD per month as established by the Brazilian government at the time data was collected.

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