Table 3 Behaviourals towards HIV testing and prophylaxis 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)

Migranta (N = 42)

p-value1

N (%) [95% CI]

N (%) [95% CI]

N (%) [95% CI]

HIV testing frequency

60

 

0.8

More than once per year

 

19 (31.7%) [21%, 45%]

7 (38.9%) [18%, 64%]

12 (28.6%) [16%, 45%]

 

Once per year

19 (31.7%) [21%, 45%]

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

13 (31%) [18%, 47%]

Less than once per year

19 (31.7%) [21%, 45%]

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

14 (33.3%) [20%, 50%]

Never got tested

3 (5%) [1.3%, 15%]

0 (0%) [0%, 22%]

3 (7.1%) [1.9%, 21%]

Reason to get this HIV test

60

 

0.8

Routine screening

 

41 (68%) [55%, 79%]

12 (66.7%) [41%, 86%]

29 (69%) [53%, 82%]

 

Symptoms suggestive of acute HIV infection

15 (25%) [15%, 38%]

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

11 (26.2%) [14%, 42%]

Sexual partner with HIV diagnosis

 

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

2 (11.1%) [1.9%, 36%]

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

Last negative HIV test

60

 

0.9

≤ 1 year ago

 

31 (52%) [39%, 65%]

9 (50%) [29%, 71%]

22 (52.4%) [37%, 68%]

 

> 1 year ago

29 (48%) [35%, 61%]

9 (50%) [29%, 71%]

20 (47.6%) [32%, 63%]

PrEP usea (ever)

60

8 (13%) [6.3%, 25%]

3 (17%) [4.4%, 42%]

5 (12%) [4.5%, 26%]

0.7

  1. CI, Confidence Interval; IQR; PrEP, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis.
  2. 1 Wilcoxon rank sum test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test; Fisher’s exact test.
  3. a At least once in the past.