Assessing Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV Risk among Transgender Women in Lima, Peru: Beyond Behavior

Kathleen E. Moriarty; Eddy R. Segura; Williams Gonzales; Jordan E. Lake; Robinson Cabello; Jesse L. Clark

doi:10.1089/lgbt.2018.0087

Assessing Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV Risk among Transgender Women in Lima, Peru: Beyond Behavior

Kathleen E. Moriarty
, Eddy R. Segura
, Williams Gonzales
, Jordan E. Lake
, Robinson Cabello
, Jesse L. Clark

Faculty of Health Sciences

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The purpose of this study was to explore risk factors for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among transgender women (TW) in Lima, Peru. Methods: HIV-negative or serostatus unknown TW reporting recent condomless receptive anal intercourse underwent testing for STIs and HIV and completed a sociobehavioral survey. Results: Among 120 TW, 29.6% had rectal Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) or Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and 12.6% had HIV. Age and migrant status were associated with rectal GC/CT, and rectal GC/CT predicted HIV infection. Conclusions: Further study is needed to understand individual and social factors that contribute to HIV/STI vulnerability among TW.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	370-376
Number of pages	7
Journal	LGBT Health
Volume	6
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2018.0087
State	Published - Oct 2019

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Global health
HIV/AIDS
sexually transmitted infections
transgender

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