Open AccessLongitudinal Analysis of Syndemic Psychosocial Problems Predicting HIV Risk Behavior Among a Multicity Prospective Cohort of Sexually Active Young Transgender Women in the United States
Author(s) -
Matthew J. Mimiaga,
Jaclyn M. W. Hughto,
Katie B. Biello,
Christopher M. Santostefano,
Lisa M. Kuhns,
Sari L. Reisner,
Robert Garofalo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002009
Subject(s) - syndemic , psychosocial , medicine , prospective cohort study , cohort study , transgender , cohort , longitudinal study , demography , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , pathology , sociology , psychoanalysis
Worldwide, young transgender women (YTW) contend with exceptionally high risks of HIV infection. Cross-sectional studies have suggested that co-occurring epidemics or "syndemics" of psychosocial problems may accelerate HIV acquisition and transmission through elevated sexual risk behavior among transgender women. We aimed to examine how a syndemic of 7 psychosocial problems potentiates HIV sexual risk behavior among a multicity, longitudinal cohort of sexually active YTW in the United States.