title: Population-based HIV prevalence and associated factors in male-to-female transsexuals from Southern Brazil.
abstract: This study assessed HIV prevalence and associated factors in 284 male-to-female transsexuals from southern Brazil. Seroprevalence was 25 %. Seroprevalence was higher and associated with older age, residence in the metropolitan area, history of diagnosis of other STDs, and reported history of sex work. The year of diagnosis showed no significant relationship with the prevalence of HIV nor the fact of being in a stable relationship, a history of drug use, years of education, and race/ethnicity. The odds of HIV infection compared with the general Brazilian population was 55.55 (95 % CI 38.39-80.39). Changes in the views of the vulnerable groups to HIV/AIDS in Brazil and efforts in the construction of strategies of prevention and in the guarantee of human rights are required.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil, brandelli.costa@ufrgs.br.
authors.forename: Angelo Brandelli
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Anna Martha Vaitses
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fontanari
authors.forename: Michelle Moraes
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Jacinto
authors.forename: Dhiordan Cardoso
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Emilaine Karine
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Lorencetti
authors.forename: Heitor Tomé
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: da Rosa Filho
authors.forename: Andressa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: Claudia Garcia
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: de Garcia
authors.forename: Henrique Caetano
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Nardi
authors.forename: Silvia Helena
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Koller
authors.forename: Maria Inês Rodrigues
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Lobato
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D011477:Sex Work; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D063106:Transgender Persons; D055815:Young Adult