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Table 1 Description of the participants and previous knowledge of and interest in LAI-PrEP

From: Zero knowledge and high interest in the use of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescent men who have sex with men and transgender women in two capital cities in Brazil

Characteristics

N

%

Population group

 MSM

39

81.3

 TGW

9

18.8

Sexual orientation

 Homosexual

30

62.5

 Bisexual

10

20.8

 Heterosexual

7

14.6

 Pansexual

1

2.1

Race or skin color

 Black

25

52.1

 Brown

10

20.8

 Indigenous

1

2.1

 White

12

25.0

Age

 16

1

2.1

 17

6

12.5

 18

10

20.8

 19

21

43.8

 20

10

20.8

Schooling

 High school (complete)

7

14.6

 High school (attending)

12

25.0

 High school (incomplete)

1

2.1

 Middle school (complete)

14

29.2

 Middle school (attending)

10

20.8

 Middle school (incomplete)

1

2.1

 Elementary school (complete)

3

6.3

PrEP use and adherence level

 High PrEP adherence

20

41.7

 Low PrEP adherence

16

33.3

 Non-PrEP user

11

22.9

 Missing

1

2.1

Prior knowledge of LAI-PrEP

 Yes

3

6.3

 No

45

93.8

Interest in using LAI-PrEP

 Yes, I would use it

32

66.7

 No, I would not use it

10

20.8

 Yes, maybe

1

2.1

 No, maybe not

3

6.3