Open AccessHIV/AIDS-Related risk behaviors, HIV prevalence, and determinants for HIV prevalence among hijra/transgender people in India: Findings from the 2014–2015 integrated biological and behavioural surveillance
Author(s) -
S. Irudaya Rajan,
Pradeep Kumar,
Bhavna Sangal,
Arvind Kumar,
Shreena Ramanathan,
Savina Ammassari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_55_20
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , logistic regression , confidence interval , demography , psychological intervention , odds , transgender , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , cross sectional study , gerontology , immunology , psychiatry , psychology , pathology , sociology , psychoanalysis
Hijra or transgender (H/TG) people are significantly affected by HIV in India. HIV prevalence among H/TG is the second highest after people who inject drugs. Effective interventions require understanding about various risk behaviors and associated factors for high prevalence.