HIV and Transgender People: HIV Prevalence

https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/gender/transgender/hiv-prevalence.html?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=291354684&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9dTpDepQg0oT5OUNOBDFnSorF72DTyua55c8mfXa4fBc66bluj0bj6wiSVl-0QLnY8ADYjC5QEyBwynMm3IB4qMmN2Hg&utm_content=291354684&utm_source=hs_email CDC report explores why trans women have higher rates of HIV Transgender women have a disproportionately high rates of HIV. While those data are solid, the “why” hasn’t been systematically studied. For the first time, the CDC has collected behavioral data relevant to HIV prevention and risk. Its analysis suggests the social and economic marginalization — including violence, homelessness, and incarceration — that trans women experience could explain higher risk for HIV. The survey of more than 1,600 transgender women conducted at sites (where they were offered HIV testing) in seven U.S. cities in 2019 and 2020 found: 42% tested positive for HIV: 62% of Black trans women, 35% of Hispanic and Latina trans women, and 17% of white trans women. About 10% had been fired for being transgender and 32% had trouble getting a job for that reason, limiting health insurance options. 60% experienced gender-based violence: verbal abuse (53%), physical abuse (26%), or sexual violence (15%) over the last year; almost 18% experienced suicidal ideation. STAT’s Theresa Gaffney and Annalisa Merelli have more. Transgender women’s higher risk for HIV is influenced by discrimination, CDC finds Theresa Gaffney Annalisa Merelli By Theresa Gaffney and Annalisa Merelli Jan. 25, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/01/25/transgender-women-hiv-socioeconomic-risks-cdc/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=291354684&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_ew-gr2PD9LoOQK7Yn_e1LmRYkPZMPJa6UcRLWqnSUXt6D_vmXwGof4yEJdWiFzgOiTX2z8Xy7CxLVDNfxsFpFT4jfqQ&utm_content=291354684&utm_source=hs_email