Background
Methods
Study design
Sampling method and data collection
Settings and participants
Outcome criteria
Statistical analysis
Results
Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants (Table 1)
Characteristics | Inhabitants of Oiapoque (Brazil) Frequency N (row %) N = 369 | Inhabitants of STGa (French Guiana) Frequency N (row %) N = 252 | Total Frequency N (col %) N = 621 | p value |
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Sex | ||||
Male | 137 (56.4) | 106 (43.6) | 243 (39.1) | 0.216 |
Female | 232 (61.4) | 146 (38.6) | 378 (60.9) | |
Sexual orientation | ||||
Heterosexual | 340 (59.6) | 230 (40.4) | 571 (92.0) | 0.002 |
Homosexual | 13(100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (2.0) | |
Bisexual | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | 7 (1.2) | |
Missing data | 10 (33.3) | 20 (66.7) | 30 (4.8) | |
Age | ||||
18–29 | 138 (56.3) | 107 (53.7) | 245 (39.5) | 0.336 |
30–44 | 143 (62.9) | 84 (37.0) | 227 (36.5) | |
≥ 45 | 88 (59.1) | 61 (40.9) | 149 (24.0) | |
Native language | ||||
French | 2 (6.3) | 30 (93.8) | 32 (5.2) | < 0.001 |
French Guianese creole | 3 (4.8) | 60 (95.2) | 63 (10.1) | |
Portuguese | 353 (73.9) | 125 (25.2) | 478 (77) | |
Amerindian | 1 (3.1) | 31 (96.9) | 32 (5.2) | |
Others | 10 (62.5) | 6 (37.5) | 16 (2.6) | |
Education level | ||||
Any level to middle school | 137 (50.6) | 134 (49.4) | 271 (43.6) | < 0.001 |
High school to University | 232 (66.3) | 118 (33.7) | 350 (56.4) | |
Income | ||||
Paid employment | 67 (65.7) | 35 (34.3) | 102 (16.4) | < 0.001 |
Informal activity | 60 (87) | 9 (13) | 69 (11.1) | |
Social allowance | 64 (38.3) | 103 (61.7) | 167 (26.9) | |
None | 138 (59.7) | 93 (40.3) | 231 (37.2) | |
Others | 37 (80.4) | 9 (19.6) | 46 (7.4) | |
Missing data | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | 6 (1.0) |
HIV knowledge (Table 2)
Statement (n = 621) | Poor HIV knowledge Frequency N (row %) N = 285 | Good HIV knowledge Frequency N (row %) N = 336 | p value |
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Sex n = 621 | |||
Male | 121 (49.8) | 122 (50.2) | 0.103 |
Female | 163 (43.1) | 215 (56.9) | |
Sexual orientation | |||
Heterosexual | 144 (27.4) | 426 (72.6) | 0.525 |
Homosexual | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | |
Bisexual | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | |
Missing data | 8 (26.6) | 22 (73.4) | |
Age n = 621 | |||
18–29 | 118 (48.2) | 127 (58.8) | 0.448 |
30–44 | 104 (48.8) | 123 (54.2) | |
≥ 45 | 62 (41.6) | 87 (58.4) | |
Native language | |||
French or Portuguese | 222 (36.4%) | 288 (63.6%) | 0.011 |
Creole, Amerindian and others | 63 (56.8%) | 48 (43.2%) | |
Education level | |||
Any level to middle school | 138 (50.9) | 133 (49.1) | 0.022 |
High school to University | 147 (42.0) | 203 (58.0) | |
Income | |||
Paid employment | 42 (41.2) | 60 (58.8) | 0.105 |
Informal work | 35 (50.7) | 34 (49.3) | |
Social allowance | 75 (44.9) | 92 (55.1) | |
None | 100 (43.3) | 131 (56.7) | |
Others | 29 (63.0) | 17 (37.0) | |
Missing data | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | |
Mean number of HIV information sources [IC95%] | 1.65 [1.55–1.76] | 2.12 [1.97–2.27] | < 0.001 |
Last HIV test | |||
Less than a year | 89 (36.5) | 155 (63.5) | 0.021 |
More than a year | 108 (48.6) | 122 (51.4) | |
Missing data | 87 (59.2) | 60 (40.8) | |
Would you do an HIV test in the future? | |||
Yes | 230 (43.5) | 299 (56.5) | 0.066 |
No | 37 (56.1) | 29 (43.9) | |
Missing Data | 17 (65.4) | 9 (34.6) | |
Do you know a PLHIVa? | |||
Yes | 89 (36.5) | 155 (63.5) | 0.001 |
No | 174 (50.9) | 168 (49.1) | |
Missing Data | 21 (60.0) | 14 (40.0) |
Factors associated with HIV risk behavior (Table 3)
Statement (n = 621) | Low HIV risk behavior Frequency N (row %) N = 494 | High HIV risk behaviora Frequency N (row %) N = 127 | p value |
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Sex | |||
Male | 176 (72.4) | 67 (27.6) | 0.001 |
Female | 317 (83.9) | 61 (16.1) | |
Sexual orientation | |||
Heterosexual | 468 (82.1) | 102 (17.9) | 0.045 |
Homosexual | 8 (57.1) | 6 (42.9) | |
Bisexual | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | |
Missing data | 12 (40.0) | 18 (60.0) | |
Mean age at first sexual intercourse [IC95%]] | 16.03 [15.73–16.34] | 15.17 [14.5–15.84] | 0.020 |
Native language | |||
French | 24 (75.0) | 8 (25.0) | 0.351 |
French Guianese creole | 54 (85.7) | 9 (14.3) | |
Portuguese | 376 (78.7) | 102 (21.3) | |
Amerindian | 24 (75.0) | 8 (25.0) | |
Others | 15 (93.8) | 1 (6.2) | |
Education level | 0.567 | ||
Any level to middle school | 218 (80.4) | 53 (19.6) | |
High school to University | 275 (78.6) | 75 (21.4) | |
Income | |||
Paid employment | 78 (76.5) | 24 (23.5) | 0.012 |
Informal work | 54 (78.3) | 15 (21.7) | |
Social allowance | 147 (88.0) | 20 (12.0) | |
None | 177 (76.6) | 54 (23.4) | |
Others | 32 (69.6) | 14 (30.4) | |
Missing data | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | |
Place of residence | |||
STGb (French Guiana) | 209 (82.9) | 43 (17.1) | 0.071 |
Oiapoque (Brazil) | 284 (774) | 84 (223) | |
Level of HIV knowledge | |||
Poor | 218 (76.8) | 66 (23.2) | 0.137 |
High | 275 (81.6) | 62 (18.4) | |
Prior HIV test n = 601 | |||
Yes | 394 (82.3) | 85 (17.8) | 0.012 |
No | 88 (72.1) | 34 (27.9) | |
Missing Data | 11 (55) | 9 (45) |
Stigmatization against people living with HIV (Table 4)
Statement (n = 621) | No stigma Frequency N (row %) N = 156 | Participants with negative beliefs towards PLHIV* Frequency N (row %) N = 465 | p value |
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Sex | |||
Male | 63 (25.9) | 180 (74.1) | 0.711 |
Female | 93 (24.6) | 285 (75.4) | |
Sexual orientation | |||
Heterosexual | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | 0.924 |
Homosexual | 144 (25.3) | 426 (74.7) | |
Bisexual | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) | |
Missing data | 8 (26.7) | 22 (73.3) | |
Age | |||
18–29 | 55 (22.4) | 190 (77.6) | 0.024 |
30–44 | 71 (31.3) | 156 (68.7) | |
≥ 45 | 30 (20.1) | 119 (79.9) | |
Native language | |||
French | 11 (34.4) | 21 (65.6) | < 0.001 |
French Guianese creole | 5 (7.9) | 58 (92.1) | |
Portuguese | 135 (28.2) | 343 (71.8) | |
Amerindian | 2 (6.2) | 30 (93.8) | |
Others | 3 (18.7) | 13 (81.3) | |
Education level | |||
Any level to middle school | 49 (18.1) | 222 (81.9) | < 0.001 |
High school to University | 107 (30.6) | 243 (69.4) | |
Income | |||
Paid employment | 36 (35.3) | 66 (64.7) | 0.013 |
Informal work | 22 (31.9) | 47 (68.1) | |
Social allowance | 30 (18.0) | 137 (82.0) | |
None | 53 (22.9) | 178 (77.1) | |
Others | 13 (28.3) | 33 (71.7) | |
Missing data | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | |
City of residence of inhabitants | |||
STG** (French Guiana) | 52 (20.6) | 200 (79.4) | 0.033 |
Oiapoque (Brazil) | 104 (28.2) | 265 (71.8) | |
Prior HIV test n = 601 | |||
Yes | 133 (27.8) | 346 (72.2) | 0.004 |
No | 23 (18.9) | 99 (81.1) | |
Ok to do a HIV test in the future n = 595 | |||
Yes | 146 (27.6) | 383 (72.4) | < 0.001 |
No | 10 (15.2) | 56 (84.8) | |
Level of HIV knowledge | |||
Poor | 67 (23.6) | 217 (76.4) | 0.420 |
High | 89 (26.4) | 248 (73.6) | |
HIV risk behaviors | |||
Low | 121 (24.5) | 372 (75.5) | 0.515 |
High | 35 (27.3) | 93 (72.7) |