Intergenerational sex and early sexual debut are associated with HIV infection among transgender women in Paraguay.
Zoilo MorelGloria AguilarTania SamudioGladys LópezCarlos Miguel Rios-GonzálezLiliana GiménezChristian SchaererSantiago GómezTeresita BáezGladys EstigarribiaJulieta MéndezSergio MuñozWilli McFarlandPublished in: HIV medicine (2023)
Sexual debut as a minor and a large age difference with sexual partners are associated with high burden of HIV among transgender women in Paraguay. Our study corroborates the finding of cocaine use during sex as a risk factor for HIV. Prevention programmes must address structural and social vulnerabilities to stem the tragically high burden of HIV among transgender women.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- antiretroviral therapy
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hiv positive
- mental health
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- pregnancy outcomes
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- cervical cancer screening
- healthcare
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- pregnant women
- breast cancer risk
- south africa
- skeletal muscle