Title
Assessing Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV Risk among Transgender Women in Lima, Peru: Beyond Behavior
Date Issued
01 October 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore risk factors for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among transgender women (TW) in Lima, Peru. Methods: HIV-negative or serostatus unknown TW reporting recent condomless receptive anal intercourse underwent testing for STIs and HIV and completed a sociobehavioral survey. Results: Among 120 TW, 29.6% had rectal Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) or Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and 12.6% had HIV. Age and migrant status were associated with rectal GC/CT, and rectal GC/CT predicted HIV infection. Conclusions: Further study is needed to understand individual and social factors that contribute to HIV/STI vulnerability among TW.
Start page
370
End page
376
Volume
6
Issue
7
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Obstetricia, Ginecología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85073459027
PubMed ID
Source
LGBT Health
Resource of which it is part
LGBT Health
ISSN of the container
23258292
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus