Table 1 Sociodemographic, behavioral characteristics and perceptions about the COVID-19 pandemic among AMSM and ATGW in the PrEP1519 cohort, Salvador, Brazil, 2020.
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic | ||
Age | ||
16-18 years | 46 | 33.6 |
19-21 years | 91 | 66.4 |
Population group | ||
ATGW | 24 | 18.3 |
AMSM | 107 | 81.7 |
Household characteristics | ||
Number of household members | ||
≤ 3 people | 68 | 49.6 |
> 3 people | 69 | 50.4 |
Living alone | ||
No | 131 | 97.8 |
Yes | 3 | 2.2 |
Living with the mother | ||
No | 48 | 35.8 |
Yes | 86 | 64.2 |
Living with siblings | ||
No | 82 | 61.2 |
Yes | 52 | 38.8 |
Number of rooms at home | ||
>3 rooms | 101 | 73.7 |
≤ 3 rooms | 36 | 26.3 |
Access to healthcare services | ||
Exclusively SUS | 97 | 74.0 |
Exclusively private health plan | 9 | 6.9 |
Direct payment for consultations | 1 | 0.8 |
Mixed (all of the above) | 24 | 18.3 |
Adherence to SARS-CoV-2 prevention measures | ||
Quarantine | ||
No | 18 | 13.1 |
Yes | 119 | 86.9 |
Using mask in public places | ||
Always | 106 | 80.9 |
Never | 25 | 19.1 |
Frequent hand washing | ||
No | 67 | 51.2 |
Yes | 64 | 48.8 |
Perceptions about COVID-19 | ||
SARS-CoV-2 infection risk perception | ||
Low | 41 | 29.9 |
High | 96 | 70.1 |
Perception of severity | ||
Low | 7 | 5.4 |
Moderate | 51 | 38.9 |
High | 73 | 55.7 |
Believing that COVID-19 can be easily cured | ||
No | 102 | 76.1 |
Yes | 32 | 23.9 |
Self-reported infection with SARS-CoV-2 | ||
Not known | 114 | 87.0 |
Yes, but without confirmatory tests | 10 | 7.6 |
Yes, confirmed by a test of clinical diagnosis | 7 | 5.4 |
Behaviors during quarantine | ||
Alcohol use | ||
No | 60 | 46.1 |
Yes, and with increased frequency | 33 | 25.4 |
Yes, with the same frequency | 37 | 28.5 |
Sexual partner during the pandemic | ||
No | 43 | 32.8 |
Yes, with a steady partner | 45 | 34.4 |
Yes, with casual partners | 25 | 19.1 |
Yes, with both | 18 | 13.7 |