"We don't treat your kind": Assessing HIV health needs holistically among transgender people in Jackson, Mississippi.

ABSTRACT: HIV disproportionately impacts transgender communities and the majority of new infections occur in the Southern United States. Yet, limited data exists on contextual realities of HIV vulnerability and healthcare needs among transgender individuals in the Deep South. Addressing this gap in the literature, we assess the health needs, including barriers and facilitators to accessing healthcare, including and beyond HIV, from the perspective of transgender men and women in Mississippi. Between June-August 2014, in-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews (n = 14) were conducted with adult transgender persons at an LGBT healthcare setting in Jackson, Mississippi. In-depth interviews lasted between 60-90 minutes and followed semi-structured format (themes probed: HIV vulnerability, healthca

SUBMITTER: Perez-Brumer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6211621 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature