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Population-Based HIV Prevalence and Associated Factors in Male-to-Female Transsexuals from Southern Brazil
- Source :
- Archives of Sexual Behavior. 44:521-524
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2014.
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Substance-Related Disorders
Population
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Ethnic group
HIV Infections
Transactional sex
Transgender Persons
Young Adult
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Prevalence
Humans
Medicine
Seroprevalence
education
Socioeconomic status
General Psychology
Sex work
Medical Audit
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Public health
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Sex Work
Female
business
Brazil
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15732800 and 00040002
- Volume :
- 44
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives of Sexual Behavior
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....86a626666e8fb1a08e9e4630eaf0a516