Serological Confirmed Syphilis Among Transgender Women in Dominican Republic

Autor:	Henna Budhwani, Seyram A. Butane, Kristine R. Hearld, Robert Paulino-Ramirez, Sylvie Naar, Leandro Tapia, Mayra Rodriguez-Lauzurique
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Gender Studies business.industry Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicine Syphilis Original Articles business medicine.disease Transgender women Demography Serology
Zdroj:	Transgend Health
ISSN:	2380-193X 2688-4887
DOI:	10.1089/trgh.2020.0173
Popis:	PURPOSE: Transgender women (TW) in the Dominican Republic (DR) are at high risk for syphillis infection. Although treatable, infection rates remain at epidemic proportions. METHODS: In 2016, we conducted a national survey, with serological sampling of TW in the DR (n=255). RESULTS: In our sample, syphillis seropositivity was 47.45%. There was a statistically significant association between age (t=−2.93, df, p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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