title: Diagnosed HIV Infection in Transgender Adults and Adolescents: Results from the National HIV Surveillance System, 2009-2014.
abstract: Publications on diagnosed HIV infection among transgender people have been limited to state- or local-level data. We analyzed data from the National HIV Surveillance System and present results from the first national-level analysis of transgender people with diagnosed HIV infection. From 2009 to 2014, HIV surveillance jurisdictions from 45 states plus the District of Columbia identified and reported at least one case of newly diagnosed HIV infection for transgender people; jurisdictions from 5 states reported no cases for transgender people. Of 2351 transgender people with newly diagnosed HIV infection during 2009-2014, 84.0% were transgender women (male-to-female), 15.4% were transgender men (female-to-male), and 0.7% were additional gender identity (e.g., gender queer, bi-gender). Over half of both transgender women (50.8%; 1002/1974) and men (58.4%; 211/361) with newly diagnosed HIV infection were non-Hispanic black/African American. Improvements in data collection methods and quality are needed to gain a better understanding of HIV burden among transgender people.
authors.affiliation: National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, MS-E46, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA. HClark@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Hollie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: ICF International, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Aruna Surendera
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.affiliation: Division of Disease Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen Weiss
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Wiewel
authors.affiliation: District of Columbia Department of Health, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration, Strategic Information Division, Government of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Jenevieve
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Opoku
authors.affiliation: National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, MS-E46, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Crepaz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D063106:Transgender Persons; D014189:Transsexualism; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: AIDS; Blacks/African Americans; HIV; Hispanics or Latinos; Surveillance; Transgender