Health and health care among male-to-female transgender persons who are HIV positive

R.M. Melendez, T.A. Exner, A.A. Ehrhardt, B. Dodge, R.H. Remien, M.-J. Rotheram-Borus, M. Lightfoot and D. Hong

American Journal of Public Health, 2006, vol. 96, issue 6, 1034-1037

Abstract: Recent studies have reported high rates of HIV infection among male-to-female transgender persons, but little research has examined how male-to-female transgender persons manage living with HIV. We compared demographic and health characteristics of 59 male-to-female transgender persons who were HIV positive with 300 nontransgender control subjects who were HIV positive. We found several demographic differences between the groups, but no significant differences in HIV-related health status. Ma1e to female transgender persons were less likely than the control group to take highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Date: 2006
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