Sociality and infectious disease prevention and control of sexual and gender minorities in China / 上海预防医学

ABSTRACT

Sexual and gender minorities have social behavioral characteristics such as aggregation， mobility， exclusivity， and concealment， which may be associated with the transmission of infectious diseases in this group. This paper aims to explore the relationship between the sociality of this group and its transmission and prevention and control of infectious diseases， emphasize the importance of paying attention to the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases and respiratory diseases in sexual and gender minorities. This paper puts forward some thoughts for infectious disease prevention and control of this group in the future.