Hepatitis A, B and C prevalence among transgender women and travestis in five Brazilian capitals between 2019-2021.
Regina Célia MoreiraMaria Amelia de Sousa Mascena VerasCarolina AmiantiDaniel Jason McCartneyVanessa Cristina Martins SilvaMarcilio Figueiredo LemosAdriana Parise CompriElaine Lopes de OliveiraKatia Cristina BassichettoAndrea Fachel LealDaniela Riva KnauthLaio MagnoMaria Inês Costa DouradoLenice GalanPaula Andrea Morelli FonsecaRita Suely Bacuri de QueirozRoberto José de Carvalho da SilvaSandra AraújoMarcia Eiko MiyachiClaudio de Sousa SoaresLuciana Mitie Kawai AhagonPhilippe MayaudSandro SperandeiAna Rita Coimbra Motta CastroPublished in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2024)
The highest prevalence of HAV in this population was found in the North and Northeast regions, and the prevalence found was higher than that in the general population, suggesting greater vulnerability. The prevalence of HCV infection in our study was similar to that observed in the general population.