Table 1 Characteristics of the study population disaggregated by sex (n = 7,707)

Age (years)

18–24

830

18.65

902

20.01

25–34

1,705

43.67

1,608

38.17

35–44

908

22.69

872

21.03

45–54

396

9.67

525

11.69

55–64

168

3.71

274

6.44

65 or older

74

1.62

117

2.66

Sexual orientation

Heterosexual

3,640

97.89

3,913

98.25

LGBTI

91

2.11

60

1.75

Education level

No formal education or primary

536

10.3

486

8.86

Secondary

1,781

48.49

1,664

40.44

Higher

1,420

41.21

1,840

50.7

Socioeconomic status

Lower

1,723

38.18

1,941

40.69

Middle

1,506

37.04

1,529

36.3

Higher

983

24.78

942

23.01

Mental or physical disability

Yes

69

1.79

84

2.16

No

3,789

98.21

4,011

97.84

Employment status

Employed

3,379

90.93

2,557

65.22

Unemployed

358

9.07

1,433

34.78

Health insurance

Uninsured

3,098

76.8

876

25.04

Insured

760

23.2

3,219

74.96

Migratory status

Legal

2,521

72.61

2,522

68.33

Illegal

1,337

27.39

1,573

31.67

Time residing in Peru (in months)

0–6

384

9.16

403

9.03

7–12

265

6.24

293

6.48

More than 12

3,209

84.6

3,399

84.49

Marital status

Married or living with a partner

2,749

66.78

2,734

63.37

Other

1,332

33.22

1,564

36.63

Perceived discrimination

Yes

1,215

31.84

1,419

34.99

No

2,522

68.16

2,571

65.01

City of residence

Arequipa

237

3.43

235

3.32

Chiclayo

239

1.52

283

1.77

Chimbote

290

1.63

294

1.52

Ica

240

2.65

209

2.17

Lima

2,211

82.59

2,344

82.89

Piura

250

2.23

268

2.26

Trujillo

464

4.87

486

4.98

Tumbes

281

1.08

293

1.08