HTLV infection in urban population from Mato Grosso do Sul, Central Brazil

Retrovirology

Table 1 Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of urban population, Campo Grande-MS (n = 611)

Variable	Negative (n = 606)		Positive (n = 5)		p value
Variable	n	%	n	%
Age (years)
< 45	366	99.46	2	0.54	0.861
≥ 45	240	98.77	3	1.23
Biological sex
Male	179	99.44	1	0.56	0.539
Female	427	99.07	4	0.93
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual	528	99.25	4	0.75	0.484
Homosexual	43	97.73	1	2.27
Others	31	100	0	0
Marital status
Steady partner	290	98.98	3	1.02	0.462
No steady partner	316	99.18	2	0.63
State of birth in Brazil
Mato Grosso do Sul	436	99.32	3	0.68	0.624
Other states	170	98.80	2	1.16
Ethnicity
White	239	99.17	2	0.83	0.086
Mixed race	282	99.65	1	0.35
Black	70	98.59	1	1.41
Japanese descendant	9	90.00	1	10.00
Others	6	100	0	0
Years of study
> 12	302	100	0	0	0.064
10–12	191	98.45	3	1.55
1–9	99	98.02	2	1.98
lecture	11	100	0	0
History of tattoo
No	401	99.26	3	0.74	0.550
Yes	205	99.03	2	0.97
History of blood transfusion before 1993
No	555	99.46	3	0.54	0.067
Yes	53	96.36	2	3.64
Ever exposed to blood in accidents
No	521	99.24	4	0.76	0.480
Yes	72	98.63	1	1.37
History of condom use (lifetime)
Regular	122	100	0	0	0.317
Irregular	470	98.95	5	1.05
History of STI
No	477	99.17	4	0.83	0.592
Yes	93	98.94	1	1.06
Familiar PLwHTLV
No	320	99.38	2	0.62	0.924
Yes	13	100	0	0
Breastfeeding historical
No	51	100	0	0	0.747
Yes	498	99.40	3	0.60
Breastfed by
Biological mother	449	99.34	3	0.66	0.824
Cross-nursing	30	100	0	0

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