HIV-related outcome disparities between transgender women living with HIV and cisgender people living with HIV served by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: A retrospective study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In the United States, approximately one-fifth of transgender women are living with HIV-nearly one-half of Black/African American (Black) transgender women are living with HIV. Limited data are available on HIV-related clinical indicators among transgender women. This is because of a lack of robust transgender data collection and research, especially within demographic subgroups. The objective of this study was to examine retention in care and viral suppression among transgender women accessing the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP)-supported HIV care, compared with cisgender women and cisgender men. METHODS AND FINDINGS:We assessed the association between gender (cisgender or transgender) and (1) retention in care and (2) vi

SUBMITTER: Klein PW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7255591 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature