Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed MSM.

From: Men who have sex with men newly diagnosed with HIV-1 in Portugal (2023–2024): a comparative analysis of transmission clusters between migrants and non-migrants

 

N

Overall

Non-Migrant (N = 18)

Migrant (N = 42)

p-value1

N (%) [95% CI]

N (%) [95% CI]

N (%) [95% CI]

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Sociodemographics

Age at diagnosis

60

33 (27, 37)

35 (28, 41)

32 (27, 36)

0.34

Age at diagnosis (groups)

60

 

0.018

 18–24

 

6 (10%) [4.1%, 21%]

4 (22.2%) [7.4%, 48%]

2 (4.8%) [0.3%, 17%]

 

 25 − 34

29 (48.3%) [35%, 61%]

5 (27.8%) [11%, 54%]

24 (57.1%) [41%, 72%]

 35–44

21 (35%) [23%, 48%]

6 (33.3%) [14%, 59%]

15 (35.7%) [22%, 52%]

 45–64

4 (6.7%) [2.2%, 17%]

3 (16.7%) [4.4%, 42%]

1 (2.4%) [0.12%, 14%]

District of residence

59

 

0.002

 Lisboa

 

48 (81%) [69%, 90%]

10 (55.6%) [31%, 78%]

38 (92.7%) [79%, 98%]

 

 Other

11 (19%) [10%, 31%]

8 (44.4%) [22%, 69%]

3 (7.3%) [1.9%, 21%]

School level

59

 

0.64

Secondary (12th degree)/Technical Specialization

 

34 (58%) [44%, 70%]

9 (52.9%) [29%, 76%]

25 (59.5%) [43%, 74%]

 

Higher education (bachelor, master, PhD)

25 (42%) [30%, 56%]

8 (47.1%) [24%, 71%]

17 (40.5%) [26%, 57%]

Current occupation

60

 

0.06

Employed

 

54 (90%) [79%, 96%]

14 (77.8%) [52%, 93%]

40 (95.2%) [83%, 99%]

 

Unemployed

6 (10%) [4.1%, 21%]

4 (22.2%) [7.4%, 48%]

2 (4.8%) [0.83%, 17%]

Current income

51

1200 (880, 1850)

1600 (965, 2450)

1100 (850, 1525)

0.064

Current income

51

 

0.52

Minimum wage (501–1000€)

 

23 (45.1%) [31%, 60%]

5 (33.3%) [13%, 61%]

18 (50%) [34%, 66%]

 

Average (1001–2000€)

18 (35.3%) [23%, 50%]

6 (40%) [17%, 67%]

12 (33.3%) [19%, 51%]

Above average (> 2000€)

10 (19.6%) [10%, 34%]

4 (26.7%) [8.9%, 55%]

6 (16.7%) [7.0%, 33%]

Years in Portugal

42

2 (1.3, 3)

 

2 (1.3, 3)

 
  1. CI, Confidence Interval; IQR, Interquartile Range; The bold p-values ≤ 0.05.
  2. 1 Wilcoxon rank sum test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test; Fisher’s exact test.
  3. a Place of birth other than Portugal.
  4. b Monthly income.