HIV Risk Perception and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness Among Transgender Women from Mexico

Konda, Kelika A.; Benedetti, Marcos; Torres, Thiago S.; Grinsztejn, Beatriz; Veloso, Valdilea G.; Hoagland, Brenda; Pimenta, Cristina; Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando; Diaz-Sosa, Dulce; Vega-Ramirez, Hamid; Guillen-Diaz-Barriga, Centli; Mexico-Xochimilco, Calzada; Robles-Garcia, Rebeca

dc.contributor.author	Guillen-Diaz-Barriga, Centli
dc.contributor.author	Diaz-Sosa, Dulce
dc.contributor.author	Torres, Thiago S.
dc.contributor.author	Konda, Kelika A.
dc.contributor.author	Robles-Garcia, Rebeca
dc.contributor.author	Hoagland, Brenda
dc.contributor.author	Benedetti, Marcos
dc.contributor.author	Pimenta, Cristina
dc.contributor.author	Grinsztejn, Beatriz
dc.contributor.author	Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando
dc.contributor.author	Veloso, Valdilea G.
dc.contributor.author	Vega-Ramirez, Hamid
dc.contributor.author	Mexico-Xochimilco, Calzada
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-15T23:04:42Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-15T23:04:42Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/12609
dc.description.abstract	This study aimed to identify factors associated with HIV risk perception among Mexican transgender women (TGW). This cross-sectional survey was conducted online and at a public HIV clinic in Mexico City. Participants were >= 18 years old, self-identified as TGW, and reported not living with HIV. They answered questions on sexual behavior, HIV risk perception, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness. We performed a multivariate logistic regression to accomplish the study's objective. One hundred ninety-one TGW completed the survey. High HIV risk perception was associated with > 5 sexual partners, condomless receptive anal sex, sex with a male partner(s) of unknown HIV status, and PrEP awareness. Although most TGW reported low HIV risk perception, over half had risk sexual behavior, reflecting inaccurate risk assessment. Future interventions to improve accurate risk perception among TGW should promote HIV transmission and prevention knowledge and increase PrEP awareness and uptake.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	Springer
dc.relation.ispartofseries	AIDS and Behavior
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject	transgender women	en_US
dc.subject	HIV risk perception	en_US
dc.subject	HIV prevention	en_US
dc.subject	PrEP awareness	en_US
dc.subject	risk sexual behavior	en_US
dc.title	HIV Risk Perception and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness Among Transgender Women from Mexico	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03836-w
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
dc.relation.issn	1573-3254