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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios for the association between late presentation and study variables among MSM receiving HIV/AIDS care in Salvador, Brazil

From: Making the invisible, visible: a cross-sectional study of late presentation to HIV/AIDS services among men who have sex with men from a large urban center of Brazil

Variables

Adjusted OR

95% CI

Self-reported sexual orientation

 Homosexual and bisexual

1.00

 

 Heterosexual

1.54

1.08 - 2.20

Age

 18-29 years

1.00

 

 30 years or older

1.64

1.02 - 2.64

Skin Color*

 White | Yellow | Indigenous | Other

1.00

 

 Brown

0.82

0.52 - 1.30

 Black

0.92

0.57 - 1.49

Income**

 Above minimum wage

1.00

 

 Minimum wage or less

1.47

0.96 - 2.23

History of smoking

 No

1.00

 

 Yes

1.34

0.94 - 1.89

History of drug use

 No

1.00

 

 Yes

0.69

0.45 - 1.03

History of a STI

 Never

1.00

 

 At least one time

0.73

0.52 - 1.01

Experience with forced sex

 Never

1.00

 

 At least one time

0.70

0.41 - 1.18

Owns private health insurance

 No

1.00

 

 Yes

0.71

0.46 - 1.09

  1. *Race is commonly referred to as cor or ‘color,’ and references the phenotype (physical appearance) and not one’s ancestry (origin).
  2. **Minimum wage of $510 BR per month = $328.11 USD per month as established by the Brazilian government at the time data was collected.