Open AccessHealth and Health Care Among Male-to-Female Transgender Persons Who Are HIV Positive
Author(s) -
Rita M. Melendez,
Theresa M. Exner,
Anke Α. Ehrhardt,
Brian Dodge,
Robert H. Remien,
Mary Jane RotheramBorus,
Marguerita Lightfoot,
Daniel Hong
Publication year - 2006
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.2004.042010
Subject(s) - transgender , transgender women , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , gerontology , female to male , transgender person , demography , antiretroviral therapy , health care , men who have sex with men , family medicine , psychology , viral load , syphilis , sociology , psychoanalysis , economics , economic growth
Recent studies have reported high rates of HIV infection among male-to-female transgender persons, but little research has examined how male-to-female transgender persons manage living with HIV. We compared demographic and health characteristics of 59 male-to-female transgender persons who were HIV positive with 300 nontransgender control subjects who were HIV positive. We found several demographic differences between the groups but no significant differences in HIV-related health status. Male-to-female transgender persons were less likely than the control group to take highly active antiretroviral therapy.