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Table 2 Characteristics of study populations. Brazil, 2019–2020

From: Cross-cultural adaptation of the Perceived Risk of HIV Scale in Brazilian Portuguese

 

Key populations

Other populations

Sample 1

Sample 2

Total

235

4107

155

Age

 Mean (SD)

34.6 (10.1)

34.2 (10.4)

46.9 (16.1)

 18–24 years

37 (15.7)

681 (16.6)

16 (10.3)

 ≥ 25 years

198 (84.3)

3426 (83.4)

139 (89.7)

Gender

 Cisgender men

209 (97.4)

4024 (98.0)

29 (18.7)

 Cisgender women

0 (0)

0 (0)

126 (81.3)

 Trans/non-binary

6 (2.6)

83 (2.0)

0 (0)

Sexual orientation

 Gay

186 (79.1)

3365 (81.9)

0 (0)

 Lesbian

0 (0)

0 (0)

7 (4.5)

 Bisexual

45 (19.1)

720 (17.5)

16 (10.3)

 Heterosexual

4 (1.7)

22 (0.5)

132 (85.2)

Race

 White

135 (57.4)

2526 (63.1)

102 (68.0)

 Black

27 (11.5)

394 (9.8)

12 (8.0)

 Pardo (mixed)/native

73 (31.1)

1085 (27.1)

36 (24.0)

Incomea

 Low

80 (34.0)

1184 (28.8)

43 (27.7)

 Middle

78 (33.2)

1853 (45.1)

75 (48.4)

 High

77 (32.8)

1070 (26.1)

37 (23.9)

Education (years)b

 ≤ 12

75 (32.1)

1278 (31.7)

59 (38.1)

 > 12 (college or higher)

159 (67.9)

2754 (68.4)

96 (61.9)

Region

 North, Northeast and Central-west

74 (31.5)

319 (7.8)

27 (17.4)

 Southeast/South

161 (68.5)

3788 (92.2)

128 (82.6)

Current partner

 No

171 (72.8)

2818 (71.3)

52 (33.5)

 Yes

64 (27.2)

1135 (28.7)

103 (66.5)

Last HIV test

 Past 3 months

83 (35.3)

1120 (27.3)

10 (6.5)

 Past 6 months

34 (14.5)

794 (19.3)

14 (9.0)

 Past 12 months

32 (13.6)

739 (18.0)

23 (14.8)

 More than 12 months

56 (23.8)

948 (23.1)

64 (41.3)

 Never

30 (12.8)

506 (12.3)

44 (28.4)

Score

 Mean (SD)

25.8 (5.2)

25.7 (4.9)

20.5 (5.5)

  1. aWe considered the number of minimum wages in the family monthly income: low ≤ 2, middle > 2–6, high > 6 (monthly minimum wage in 2019 was 998 BRL = US$ 248, currency from January 2020)
  2. b≤ 12 years is equivalent to complete Secondary Education or less, > 12 is equivalent to complete College education or higher