Population-Based HIV Prevalence and Associated Factors in Male-to-Female Transsexuals from Southern Brazil

This study assessed HIV prevalence and associated factors in 284 male-to-female transsexuals from southern Brazil. Seroprevalence was 25 %. Seroprevalence was higher and associated with older age, residence in the metropolitan area, history of diagnosis of other STDs, and reported history of sex wor...

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Published inArchives of sexual behavior Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 521 - 524
Main Authors Costa, Angelo Brandelli, Fontanari, Anna Martha Vaitses, Jacinto, Michelle Moraes, da Silva, Dhiordan Cardoso, Lorencetti, Emilaine Karine, da Rosa Filho, Heitor Tomé, Mueller, Andressa, de Garcia, Claudia Garcia, Nardi, Henrique Caetano, Koller, Silvia Helena, Lobato, Maria Inês Rodrigues
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.02.2015
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Brazil - epidemiology
Female
Females
Health risk assessment
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Male
Males
Medical Audit
Middle Aged
Original Paper
Population
Prevalence
Psychology
Public Health
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Sex Work
Sexual Behavior
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
Social Sciences
Substance-Related Disorders
Transgender Persons
Transsexuality
Young Adult
Brazil
Gender identity disorder
Brazil
Transsexualism
Prevalence
HIV
Gender dysphoria
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Summary:This study assessed HIV prevalence and associated factors in 284 male-to-female transsexuals from southern Brazil. Seroprevalence was 25 %. Seroprevalence was higher and associated with older age, residence in the metropolitan area, history of diagnosis of other STDs, and reported history of sex work. The year of diagnosis showed no significant relationship with the prevalence of HIV nor the fact of being in a stable relationship, a history of drug use, years of education, and race/ethnicity. The odds of HIV infection compared with the general Brazilian population was 55.55 (95 % CI 38.39–80.39). Changes in the views of the vulnerable groups to HIV/AIDS in Brazil and efforts in the construction of strategies of prevention and in the guarantee of human rights are required.
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ISSN:0004-0002
1573-2800
DOI:10.1007/s10508-014-0386-z