Likelihood of HIV and recent bacterial sexually transmitted infections among transgender and non-binary individuals in 20 European countries, October 2023 to April 2024.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundGlobal data highlight the disproportionate burden of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among transgender individuals. However, scant data exist for both transgender and non-binary individuals in European HIV/STI surveillance.AimTo assess self-reported prevalence of HIV and bacterial STIs (syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia) in the past 6 months among transgender and non-binary individuals, comparing the likelihoods of recent STIs between groups.MethodsUsing data from the cross-sectional PROTECT survey conducted in 20 European countries from October 2023 to April 2024, we analysed a subset of 452 participants, 178 transgender and 274 non-binary individuals. Logistic regression was used to compare the risk of each recent bacterial STI, and Poisson regression to compare th

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11605802 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature