Sex Work and High-Risk Anal Human Papillomavirus Infection Among Transgender Women: The Condesa Study.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: The prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection among transgender women has been reported to be very high and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention strategies have focused on transgender women who engage in sex work. The purpose of our study was to describe hrHPV infection prevalence among a group of transgender women and to explore the differences according to sex work history (SW). Methods: The Condesa Study, an HPV vaccine, and screening study, recruited 207 transgender women without previous HPV vaccination, ages 18-60, from two clinics in Mexico City that provide HIV and transgender health care (May 2018-December 2019). At enrollment, they completed a questionnaire on sociodemographic and sexual behavior data. The hrHPV DNA genotypin

SUBMITTER: Portillo-Romero AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8664109 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature