| Literature DB >> 26469663 |
Jaclyn M White Hughto1, Sari L Reisner1, Matthew J Mimiaga1.
Abstract
Geographic context can influence individual risk in populations disproportionately susceptible to HIV infection, such as transgender people. We examined factors associated with residing in Massachusetts cities with the highest HIV prevalence (geographic "hotspots") in a 2013 sample of 433 transgender adults who were not infected with HIV. Residing in hotspots was associated with older age, non-White race/ethnicity, low income, incarceration history, polydrug use, smoking, binge drinking, and condomless receptive anal sex during one's most recent sexual encounter with a partner who was assigned male sex at birth. Future research to understand the interpersonal and socio-structural factors that drive localized epidemics among transgender people is warranted.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26469663 PMCID: PMC4636968 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302877
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN: 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308