Exploring the Association Between Gender Affirmation and PrEP use Among Transgender Women in New York City.
AIDS Behav
; 27(5): 1523-1530, 2023 May.
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ABSTRACT
Black and Hispanic/Latina transgender women are inequitably impacted by HIV; yet gaps in PrEP use exist. Among a sample of mostly Black and Hispanic/Latina transgender women in New York City, we aim to examine whether PrEP use was associated with gender affirmation and the use of gender-affirming health services. We found that PrEP use was more prevalent among those who used hormone therapy and those who had a provider they were comfortable speaking to about gender-related issues. In separate models, these associations were attenuated when adjusting for race/ethnicity, with those who use hormones being marginally more likely to report PrEP use and with Hispanic/Latina transgender women being more likely to have used PrEP, compared to Black transgender women. We found evidence of a potential association between medical gender affirmation and PrEP use. More research is needed to explore the social and structural contexts that are influenced by race/ethnicity that may serve to prevent PrEP uptake.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Transexualidad
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Infecciones por VIH
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Fármacos Anti-VIH
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Personas Transgénero
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Profilaxis Pre-Exposición
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
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Female
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Humans
País como asunto:
America do norte
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En
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2023
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Article