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Characterizing HIV risk among cisgender men in Latin America who report transgender women as sexual partners: HIV risk in Latin America men.
- Source :
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International journal of STD & AIDS [Int J STD AIDS] 2019 Mar; Vol. 30 (4), pp. 378-385. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Dec 11. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Cisgender men (CM) who report transgender women (TW) as sexual partners are an understudied population in the HIV epidemic in Latin America. The current study sought to characterize this group in a 2012 cross-sectional online survey of Latin American CM who were members of a sexual networking website for men who have sex with men (N = 11,847). Multivariable logistic regression models were fit to estimate demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial correlates of having a TW sexual partner and engaging in condomless sex. Overall, 0.9% (n = 106) reported a TW sexual partner in the last 12 months; of these, 76.4% (n = 81) reported condomless sex in the last three months. Identifying as bisexual or heterosexual compared to gay, and specifying a versatile sexual role preference compared to insertive were associated with reporting a recent TW sex partner (all p < 0.05). HIV-negative serostatus, lifetime STI history, and alcohol dependence were associated with recent condomless sex (all p < 0.05). CM with TW sexual partners have distinct HIV-related vulnerabilities. Future research is needed to understand CM who report TW sexual partners, including their sexual preferences and practices, sexual networks, exposure to stigma, biomedical prevention interest and uptake, and acceptability of integrating alcohol abuse screening into sexual health services.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
HIV Infections diagnosis
HIV Infections epidemiology
Heterosexuality
Humans
Latin America epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Social Networking
Transgender Persons
Transsexualism
Young Adult
HIV Infections transmission
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Unsafe Sex statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1758-1052
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of STD & AIDS
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30537903
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462418802687