Correlates of HIV infection among transgender women in two Chinese cities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In an era when HIV transmission has been on the rise among men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender women may play a considerable role in China's current HIV epidemic as a potential "bridge" of HIV transmission between homosexual and heterosexual populations. We sought to understand the risk behaviours and factors associated with HIV infection among transgender women in two cities in China.

Methods

From January to December 2016, we recruited transgender women with the help of community-based organizations (CBOs) through a wide range of methods, including snowball sampling. After recruitment, we asked participants to fill out a structured questionnaire including questions about socio-demographics, sexual behaviours, condom use, substance use and uptake of healt

SUBMITTER: Shan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6276265 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature