Title
Self-Reported Knowledge of HIV Status Among Cisgender Male Sex Partners of Transgender Women in Lima, Peru
Date Issued
01 May 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Long J.E.
Dasgupta S.
Huerta L.
Garcia D.C.
Duerr A.
Publisher(s)
Wolters Kluwer Health
Abstract
Background:Knowledge of HIV status is a critical first step in the HIV care cascade. Cisgender male sex partners of transgender women (MSTW) are at a disproportionately high risk of HIV, but little is known about their access to HIV testing or knowledge of HIV status.Methods:We used cross-sectional data from a respondent-driven sampling study to analyze self-reported HIV status and predictors of knowledge of HIV status among MSTW in Lima, Peru. Mixed-effects models were used to generate crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between knowledge of HIV status and predictors of interest, including sociodemographics and recent sexual behavior.Results:From February to July 2018, 196 eligible MSTW enrolled, of which 90 (46%) reported not knowing their HIV status. Recent casual or 1-time partners were reported by 84% of MSTW and 54% reported purchasing sex. In adjusted analyses, MSTW participants were less likely to know their HIV status if they reported buying sex (aPR 0.43, 95% CI: 0.32 to 0.59) or reported ≥16 recent sex partners compared with ≤5 partners [aPR 0.32, (0.20 to 0.50)]. Those who reported male sex partners were 80% more likely to know their status [aPR 1.80, (1.33 to 2.44)].Conclusions:Reported knowledge of HIV status was low among MSTW in Lima, and unknown HIV status was associated with behaviors linked to HIV acquisition. MSTW who reported male partners were more likely to know their status, potentially indicating that HIV testing is more accessible to men who have sex with men.
Start page
1
End page
5
Volume
90
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Dermatología, Enfermedades venéreas
Ciencias socio biomédicas (planificación familiar, salud sexual, efectos políticos y sociales de la investigación biomédica)
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85128245818
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
ISSN of the container
15254135
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Directorio de Producción Científica
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