title: Comparison of Individual and Area Level Factors Between HIV-Infected Cisgender and Transgender Individuals in Florida (2006-2014).
abstract: This descriptive study compares individual- and area-level factors among HIV-infected transgender and cisgender individuals in Florida using data from the Florida Department of Health HIV/AIDS surveillance system (2006-2014). Of those individuals diagnosed with HIV, 7 (0.01 %) identified as transgender males, 142 (0.3 %) as transgender females, 12,497 (25.7 %) as cisgender females, and 35,936 (74.0 %) as cisgender males. Transgender females resided in rural and urban areas, were disproportionately non-Hispanic black, and were more likely than cisgender women to be diagnosed with AIDS within 3 months of their HIV diagnosis. Results suggest HIV screening and outreach efforts should be enhanced for transgender women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. kfennie@fiu.edu.|Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St, AHC 5, Miami, FL, 33199, USA. kfennie@fiu.edu.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Fennie
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Trepka
authors.affiliation: HIV/AIDS Section, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Maddox
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lutfi
authors.affiliation: Florida Consortium for HIV/AIDS Research/The AIDS Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lieb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D005783:Gender Identity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Gender identity; HIV/AIDS; Transgender; Vulnerable populations