Exploring the Association Between Gender Affirmation and PrEP use Among Transgender Women in New York City

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Black and Hispanic/Latina transgender women are inequitably impacted by HIV; yet gaps in PrEP use exist. Among a sample of mostly Black and Hispanic/Latina transgender women in New York City, we aim to examine whether PrEP use was associated with gender affirmation and the use of gender-affirming health services. We found that PrEP use was more prevalent among those who used hormone therapy and those who had a provider they were comfortable speaking to about gender-related issues. In separate models, these associations were attenuated when adjusting for race/ethnicity, with those who use hormones being marginally more likely to report PrEP use and with Hispanic/Latina transgender women being more likely to have used PrEP, compared to Black transgender women. We found evidence of a potential association between medical gender affirmation and PrEP use. More research is needed to explore the social and structural contexts that are influenced by race/ethnicity that may serve to prevent PrEP uptake.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

AIDS and behavior - 27(2023), 5 vom: 27. Mai, Seite 1523-1530

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rivera, Alexis V [VerfasserIn]
Lopez, Jasmine M [VerfasserIn]
Braunstein, Sarah L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-HIV Agents
Gender affirmation
Journal Article
PrEP
Race/ethnicity
Transgender women

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Date Completed 17.05.2023

Date Revised 19.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10461-022-03944-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350856486