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

Abstract 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:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Aids and behavior - 27(2022), 5 vom: 27. Dez., Seite 1523-1530

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

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

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Themen:

Gender affirmation
PrEP
Race/ethnicity
Transgender women

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10.1007/s10461-022-03944-7

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OLC2134674997