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Table 2 Characteristics of UAI with an HIV negative/unknown serostatus partner within last 3 months (N = 155), IPEC/FIOCRUZ, 2010–2012

From: Unprotected sex among men who have sex with men living with HIV in Brazil: a cross-sectional study in Rio de Janeiro

Characteristics

Unprotected anal intercourse

P-value*

 

No

Yes

Total***

 
 

92 (%)

63 (%)

155 (%)

 

Age**

40.5 (31.5-48.0)

37.0 (32.0-43.0)

38 (32.0-45.0)

0.107

White

48 (52.7)

34 (54.8)

82 (53.6)

0.799

Years of education

   

0.882

< 4

5 (5.6)

2 (3.2)

7 (4.6)

 

4 a 8

10 (11.1)

7 (11.3)

17 (11.2)

 

> 8

75 (83.3)

53 (85.5)

128 (84.2)

 

No of male partners last 12 months**

5.0 (2.0-10.0)

10.0 (3.0-30.0)

6.0 (3.0-15.0)

0.038

Lifetime sexual abuse or violence

23 (25.0)

32 (52.5)

55 (35,9)

0.001

Alcohol use before sex last 3 months

31 (33.7)

26 (41.3)

57 (36,8)

0.337

Stimulant use before sex last 3 months

14 (15.2)

17 (27.0)

31 (20.0)

0.072

Commercial sex last 3 months

34 (37.0)

41 (65.1)

75 (48.4)

0.001

Anal intercourse with men last 3 months

   

0.002

Only insertive

14 (15.2)

11 (17.5)

25 (16.1)

 

Only receptive

33 (35.9)

7 (11.1)

40 (25.8)

 

Both

45 (48.9)

45 (71.4)

90 (58,1)

 

Months since HIV diagnosis**

70.7 (33.3-162.4)

75.0 (44.1-134.5)

72.0 (33.8-148.8)

0.866

Receiving cART

80 (87.0)

46 (74.2)

126 (81.8)

0.044

CD4 count (cels/mm3)**

541.5 (381.0-759.0)

647.0 (414.0-927.0)

581.0 (393.0-837.0)

0.116

Undetectable viral load

47 (51.6)

28 (50.0)

75 (51.0)

0.846

  1. *Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test were applied for categorical variables. Student t test was used for continuous variables.
  2. **Median (IQR).
  3. ***Proportions were calculated over the valid number of the cases: Receiving cART (n = 154); White, No of male partners last 12 months, Lifetime sexual abuse or violence, Stimulant use before sex last 3 months (n = 153); Years of education (n = 152); Months since HIV diagnosis (n = 146); CD4 count (n = 143).