Documentation Status as a Contextual Determinant of HIV Risk Among Young Transgender Latinas

• Published in: LGBT health Vol. 3; no. 2; p. 132
• Main Authors: Palazzolo, Sarah L, Yamanis, Thespina J, De Jesus, Maria, Maguire-Marshall, Molly, Barker, Suyanna L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; District of Columbia - epidemiology; Female; Gender Identity; Hispanic Americans - legislation & jurisprudence; Hispanic Americans - psychology; Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Infections - psychology; Humans; Risk; Sexual Behavior; Transgender Persons - psychology; Transgender Persons - statistics & numerical data; Undocumented Immigrants - psychology; Undocumented Immigrants - statistics & numerical data; Young Adult; access to care; public policy and advocacy; HIV; transgender

The purpose of this study was to explore the contextual factors that determine or mitigate vulnerability to HIV among Latina transgender women. Documentation status (legal authorization to live in the United States) has been cited by other studies as a barrier to recruitment or engagement in HIV-rel...