| Literature DB >> 26789394 |
Nadia Dowshen1,2,3, Meredith Matone2, Xianqun Luan2, Susan Lee1,2, Marvin Belzer4,5, Maria Isabel Fernandez6, David Rubin2,3.
Abstract
We describe health and psychosocial outcomes of HIV+ young transgender women (YTW) engaged in care across the United States. When compared to other behaviorally infected youth (BIY), YTW reported higher rates of unemployment (25% vs. 19%), limited educational achievement (42% vs 13%), and suboptimal ART adherence (51% vs. 30%). There was no difference in likelihood of having a detectable viral load (38% vs. 39%) between groups. However, particular isolating psychosocial factors (unstable housing, depression, and lack of social support for attending appointments) increased predicted probability of viral detection to a greater extent among YTW that may have important health implications for this marginalized youth population.Entities:
Keywords: HIV/AIDS; LGBT youth; access to care; gender identity; transgender
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26789394 PMCID： PMC4723288 DOI： 10.1089/lgbt.2014.0062
Source DB: PubMed Journal: LGBT Health ISSN： 2325-8292 Impact factor: 4.151