Open AccessPrevalence of HIV antibodies in transsexual and female prostitutes.
Author(s) -
Baruch Modan,
Ronald H. Goldschmidt,
Eitan Rubinstein,
Ami Vonsover,
Matt Zinn,
Rachel Golan,
Angela Chetrit,
T Gottlieb-Stematzky
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.4.590
Subject(s) - transsexual , medicine , substance abuse , drug abuser , intravenous drug , sexual abuse , marital status , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sexual transmission , transmission (telecommunications) , demography , psychiatry , viral disease , poison control , injury prevention , population , transgender , immunology , psychology , environmental health , microbicide , sociology , psychoanalysis , electrical engineering , engineering
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence was studied in an unselected group of 216 female and transsexual prostitutes. Subjects were asked about age, biological sex, marital status, children, length of occupation, sexual practices, and drug abuse history. Blood was drawn on site. All 128 females who did not admit to drug abuse were seronegative; 2 of the 52 females (3.8%) who admitted to intravenous drug abuse were seropositive. In contrast, 11.1% of the 36 male transsexuals (including 3 out of 32 non-drug abusers) were seropositive. The results support the notion that vaginal transmission of HIV is less effective than anal transmission.