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- HIV vulnerabilities and psychosocial health among young transgender women in Lima, Peru: results from a bio-behavioural survey.
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Peruvian young transgender women (YTW) ages 16-24 years are a critical but understudied group for primary HIV prevention efforts, due to sharp increases in HIV prevalence among TW ages 25 years and older. (English)
INTRODUCTION (English)
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2024
Between February and July 2022, a cross-sectional quantitative study with YTW ages 16-24 years in Peru (N = 211) was conducted consisting of a bio-behavioural survey accompanied by laboratory-based testing for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). (English)
METHODS (English)
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2024
Bivariate and multivariable Poisson regression models were used to estimate prevalence ratios between socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics and HIV status. (English)
METHODS (English)
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2024
HIV prevalence was 41.5% (95% CI: 33.9-49.4%), recent syphilis acquisition 19.4% (95% CI: 12.7-28.4), chlamydia 6.3% (95% CI: 3.1-11.1) and gonorrhoea 12.3% (95% CI: 7.9-18.7). (English)
RESULTS (English)
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2024
Almost half (47.9%) reported condomless anal sex in the past 6 months, 50.7% reported sex work in the past 30 days and 13.7% reported accepting more money for condomless sex. (English)
RESULTS (English)
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2024
There were no significant differences in reported sexual behaviours by HIV status. (English)
RESULTS (English)
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2024
Only 60.8% of participants reported ever having been tested for HIV, and 25.6% reported a past 6-month STI test. (English)
RESULTS (English)
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2024
More than two-thirds (67.8%) had not heard of antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and only 4.7% had taken PrEP in the past month. (English)
RESULTS (English)
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2024
Current moderate-to-severe psychological distress was endorsed by 20.3%, 10.0% reported attempting suicide in the past 6 months and 85.4% reported alcohol misuse. (English)
RESULTS (English)
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2024
Findings show that the HIV epidemic for YTW in Lima, Peru is situated in the context of widespread social exclusion, including economic vulnerabilities, violence victimization and the mental health sequelae of transphobic stigma that starts early in life. (English)
CONCLUSIONS (English)
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2024
Future research should aim to further understand the intersection of these vulnerabilities. (English)
CONCLUSIONS (English)
© 2024 The Author(s). Journal of the International AIDS Society published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International AIDS Society. (English)
2024
Moreover, there is an urgent necessity to design and evaluate HIV prevention programmes that address the root systems driving HIV vulnerabilities in YTW and that focus on developmentally specific clusters of stigma-related conditions. (English)
CONCLUSIONS (English)
© 2024 The Author(s). Journal of the International AIDS Society published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International AIDS Society. (English)
2024
Alfonso (English)
Silva-Santisteban (English)
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Dorothy (English)
Apedaile (English)
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Amaya (English)
Perez-Brumer (English)
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Segundo R (English)
Leon (English)
SR
Leyla (English)
Huerta (English)
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Francezka (English)
Leon (English)
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Rodrigo (English)
Aguayo-Romero (English)
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Sari L (English)
Reisner (English)
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The authors declare to have no competing interests to disclose. (English)