This statistic presents the distribution of people using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV/AIDS prevention in Brazil between January and September 2018, broken down by sexual orientation. During the measured period, 80.7 percent of the users were gays or men who have sex with other men.
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Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). (November 29, 2018). Distribution of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users in Brazil from January and September 2018, by sexual orientation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987007/brazil-prep-users-sexual-orientation/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). "Distribution of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users in Brazil from January and September 2018, by sexual orientation." Chart. November 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987007/brazil-prep-users-sexual-orientation/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). (2018). Distribution of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users in Brazil from January and September 2018, by sexual orientation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987007/brazil-prep-users-sexual-orientation/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). "Distribution of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (Prep) Users in Brazil from January and September 2018, by Sexual Orientation." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987007/brazil-prep-users-sexual-orientation/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil), Distribution of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users in Brazil from January and September 2018, by sexual orientation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987007/brazil-prep-users-sexual-orientation/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Distribution of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users in Brazil from January and September 2018, by sexual orientation [Graph], Ministério da Saúde (Brazil), November 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987007/brazil-prep-users-sexual-orientation/