Intergenerational sex and early sexual debut are associated with HIV infection among transgender women in Paraguay.

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Abstract

HIV prevalence among transgender women is high worldwide. The objectives of the present study were to estimate the current prevalence of HIV and identify factors associated with high HIV burden among transgender women in Paraguay.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): HIV Med

Title: HIV medicine

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1468-1293

ISSN (Print): 1464-2662

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2023

Volume: 24

Issue: 9

Affiliations

[1 ] Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.

[2 ] Departamento de Salud Pública, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, Chile.

[3 ] National Control Program for HIV/AIDS/STI, Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, Asuncion, Paraguay.

[4 ] Dirección General de Investigación, Universidad Sudamericana, Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay.

[5 ] Polytechnic School, National University of Asuncion, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.

[6 ] Division Statisticians, Association of Paraguayan Statisticians, Asuncion, Paraguay.

[7 ] Regional Health Research Institute, Universidad Nacional de Caaguazu, Caaguazú, Paraguay.

[8 ] Center for Public Health Research, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, California, USA.

Article

Mid ID: NIHMS1955933

DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13496

PMC ID: 10792994

PubMed ID: 37128161

SO-VID: 9525f9ec-421b-408d-a259-0ca7f85b6e60

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Keywords: transgender persons,HIV,Paraguay,cocaine,sexual behaviour

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Keywords: transgender persons, HIV, Paraguay, cocaine, sexual behaviour

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