| Literature DB >> 28380136 |
Florence Kerr-Corrêa1, Francisco Marto Leal Pinheiro2, Telma Alves Martins3, Daniel Lucas da Conceição Costa4, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Macena2, Rosa Maria Salani Mota5, Marcelle Yumi Yaegaschi1, Kalina Lívia Lopes Carneiro2, Carl Kendall6, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr2.
Abstract
There is a lack of information about alcohol use by transgender women. We estimated the prevalence of dangerous alcohol use in the last 12 months by transgender women, who are known as travestis in Brazil, and we identified the associated risk factors. Three hundred travestis were recruited using Respondent Driving Sampling (RDS). We applied the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). We controlled the sample by applying a weight to each interviewee. Three quarters (74.2%) of travestis were regular drinkers, half (48.7%) scored over eight in the AUDIT and 14.8% scored over 20. The risk factors for alcohol use were: aged over 24, low income and unprotected sex. The dangerous use of alcohol is prevalent among travestis. Given that this group has a greater risk of HIV infection and transmission, and that the dangerous use of alcohol was associated with unsafe sex, specific intervention strategies are required.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28380136 DOI： 10.1590/0102-311X00008815
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cad Saude Publica ISSN： 0102-311X Impact factor: 1.632