Differences in sexual risk behaviours, HIV care utilisation and experiences of stigma between transgender women and cisgender men who have sex with men: findings from integrated biobehavioural surveys in Ukraine 2013-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess whether transgender women who have sex with men (TGWSM) sampled in men who have sex with men (MSM) biobehavioural surveys in Ukraine experience different levels of sexual risk, stigma, HIV prevalence and engagement in the HIV care than cisgender MSM (CMSM).

Design

Analysis of secondary data from three population-level cross-sectional surveys.

Setting

The analysis was conducted on data from three rounds of integrated biobehavioural surveys of MSM in 27 cities of Ukraine from 2013 to 2018.

Participants

Data from n=18 621 MSM with n=18 102 CMSM and n=503 TGWSM.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcomes were differences in sexual risk behaviours, HIV testing and treatment uptake, and the secondary outcomes were differen

SUBMITTER: Aijaz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12911835 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature