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

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
,
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
,
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
,
Asociación Civil Vía Libre
,
School of Public Health, University of Texas

Research Output:

Contribution to journal

Article

Peer-review

Open access

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output:

Contribution to journal

Article

Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 370-376 (7 pages)

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

LGBT Health (Volume 6, Issue 7)

Publication milestones

Published - 10/2019

Publication status

Published - 10/2019

ISSN

2325-8292

Publication IDs

Scopus: 85073459027
PubMed: 31618167

Abstract

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.

Funding Details

This project was supported by the National Institutes of Health, R25 MH087222 and R34 MH105272 to J.L.C. and K23 AI110532 to J.E.L. Reagents for TMA testing were generously donated by Hologic, Inc. (San Diego, CA).

FundersFunding numbers

NIH

R34 MH105272, CA, R25 MH087222

NIAID

K23AI110532