Table 2 Sociodemographic and behavioral variables and knowledge about PEP. Ribeirão Preto, RP, 2020
From: Knowledge of PEP and PrEP among people living with HIV/aids in Brazil
Characteristics | Knowledge of PEP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Yes | No | P Value | |
Sexual orientation | ||||
Heterosexual woman | 140 (35.3%) | 25 (20.5%) | 115 (41.8%) | 0.001 |
Heterosexual man | 121 (30.5%) | 29 (23.8%) | 92 (33.5%) | |
MSM | 136 (34.3%) | 68 (55.7%) | 68 (55.7%) | |
Age | ||||
18–24 | 30 (7.6%) | 11 (9%) | 19 (6.9%) | 0.066 |
25–34 | 87 (21.9%) | 36 (29.5%) | 51 (18.5%) | |
35–44 | 147 (37%) | 39 (32%) | 108 (39.3%) | |
45+ | 133 (33.5%) | 36 (29.5%) | 97 (35.3%) | |
Education | ||||
< 11 years | 214 (53,9%) | 43 (35.2%) | 171 (62.2%) | 0.001 |
> 11 years | 183 (46,1%) | 79 (64.8%) | 104 (37.8%) | |
Color | ||||
White | 210 (53.3%) | 69 (57%) | 141 (51.6%) | 0.324 |
Not white | 184 (46.7%) | 52 (43%) | 132 (48.4%) | |
Employment status | ||||
Employed | 259 (65.2%) | 94 (77%) | 165 (60%) | 0.007 |
Unemployed | 84 (21.2%) | 18 (14.8%) | 66 (24%) | |
Others | 49 (12.3%) | 8 (6.6%) | 41 (14.9%) | |
Unable to work (incapacity/disability | 5 (1.3%) | 2 (1.6%) | 3 (1.1%) | |
Time since HIV diagnosis (years) | ||||
< 2 to 4.9 | 154 (38.8%) | 47 (38.5%) | 107 (38.9%) | 0.942 |
≥ 5 | 243 (61.2%) | 75 (61.5%) | 168 (61.1%) | |
Type of partner | ||||
Fixed | 255 (64.2%) | 72 (59%) | 183 (66.5%) | 0.353 |
Casual | 125 (31.5%) | 44 (36.1%) | 81 (29.5%) | |
Fixed and casual | 17 (4.3%) | 6 (4.9%) | 11 (4%) | |
Serology of partner | ||||
HIV-positive | 84 (28%) | 18 (20.5%) | 66 (31.1%) | 0.061 |
HIV-negative/unknown | 216 (72%) | 70 (79.5%) | 146 (68.9%) | |
Use of alcohol during sex | ||||
Yes | 169 (42.6%) | 62 (50.8%) | 107 (38.9%) | 0.027 |
No | 228 (57.4%) | 60 (49.2%) | 168 (61.1%) | |
Use of drugs during sex | ||||
Yes | 76 (19.1%) | 29 (23.8%) | 47 (17.1%) | 0.119 |
No | 321 (80.9%) | 93 (76.2%) | 228 (82.9%) | |
Use of condom | ||||
Consistent | 254 (64%) | 77 (63.1%) | 177 (64.4%) | 0.811 |
Inconsistent | 143 (36%) | 45 (36.9%) | 98 (35.6%) | |