AIDS- and sexuality-related stigmas underlying the use of post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV in Brazil: findings from a multicentric study

Figures & data

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of nPEP users participating in the study, Brazil, 2019

	Men			Women		TOTAL n=59
	Gay n=20	Bisexual n=05	Heterosexual n=17	Bisexual n=1	Heterosexual n=16
Age (years)
18 – 24	6	1	3	1	3	14
25 – 34	8	2	7	-	4	21
35 – 58	6	2	7	-	8	23
Not informed	-	-	-	-	1	1
Skin Color*
White	10	4	10	1	6	31
Yellow	1	-	-	-	1	2
Brown	4	1	5	-	2	12
Black	2	-	1	-	2	5
Indigenous	1	-	-	-	1	2
Not informed	2	-	1	-	5	8
Religion
Christian (Catholic/evangelical)	12	2	12	-	10	36
Spiritist	3	-	1	-	1	5
No religion / agnostic	5	3	4	-	1	13
More than one	-	-	-	-	3	3
Not informed	-	-	-	1	1	2
Have children
Yes	-	-	5	1	9	15
No	20	5	11	-	6	42
Not given	-	-	1	-	1	2
Type of partner in sexual intercourse that led to nPEP
Stable	5	2	8	-	8	22
Casual	15	3	8		3	36
Client				1	5
Not given	-	-	1	-	-	1
Work/occupation
Science/arts	13	2	7	-	3	25
Services	1	-	2	1	8	12
Commerce	4	1	4	-	2	11
Student	2	1	-	-	2	5
Other	-	1	4	-	1	6
Brazilian region of residence
South	3	-	9	-	6	18
Southeast	13	5	7	1	8	34
Northeast	4	-	1	-	2	7

* Participants were asked to self-define their skin color. The definitions were then classified within the official Brazilian classification, defined by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), which are: white (branco), brown (pardo), black (preto), yellow (amarelo) and indigenous (indígena). One woman self-identified as both black and indigenous, raising the total in that category to 60.

Figure 1. Application of the Health and Stigma Discrimination Framework (Stangl et al., 2019) to the analysis of AIDS- and sexuality-related stigmas in the experiences of nPEP users in Brazil.