Contextual, experiential, and behavioral risk factors associated with HIV status: a descriptive analysis of transgender women residing in Atlanta, Georgia
| Autor: | Jamal Jones, Laura F. Salazar, Richard A. Crosby, Krishna Kiran Kota, Katherine E. Masyn, Brandon J. Hill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Adult
Male Georgia Adolescent Sexual Behavior Population Psychological intervention Intimate Partner Violence HIV Infections Dermatology Human physical appearance Transgender Persons 03 medical and health sciences Risk-Taking 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Risk Factors Transgender Prevalence medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine education education.field_of_study 030505 public health business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Sexual Partners Infectious Diseases Sexual abuse Rape Domestic violence Female 0305 other medical science business Psychosocial Transsexualism Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of STD & AIDS. 28:1059-1066 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1052 0956-4624 |
| Popis: | This study assessed the prevalence of self-reported HIV infection among a community sample of transgender women and identified associated contextual, experiential, and behavioral factors. Ninety-two transgender women completed a self-administered interview. Recruitment occurred through an LGBT service organization, a transgender support group, transgender advocates, and informal communications. Eighty-two percent were African American/Black. Of 83 who knew their status, 60% reported being HIV infected. High rates of childhood sexual abuse (52%), rape (53%), intimate partner violence (56%), and incarceration (57%) were reported. Many did not have health insurance (53%), were not employed full-time nor in school (63%) and had been recently homeless (49%). HIV-infected transgender women as compared to HIV-uninfected transgender women were more likely to be African American/Black ( P = 0.04), and older than 34 years ( P = 0.01), unemployed/not in school ( P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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