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Population-Based HIV Prevalence and Associated Factors in Male-to-Female Transsexuals from Southern Brazil

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This study assessed HIV prevalence and associated factors in 284 male-to-female transsexuals from southern Brazil. Seroprevalence was 25 %. Seroprevalence was higher and associated with older age, residence in the metropolitan area, history of diagnosis of other STDs, and reported history of sex work. The year of diagnosis showed no significant relationship with the prevalence of HIV nor the fact of being in a stable relationship, a history of drug use, years of education, and race/ethnicity. The odds of HIV infection compared with the general Brazilian population was 55.55 (95 % CI 38.39–80.39). Changes in the views of the vulnerable groups to HIV/AIDS in Brazil and efforts in the construction of strategies of prevention and in the guarantee of human rights are required.

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  1. None of the 51 female-to-male (FtM) transsexuals that entered the program was diagnosed with HIV or other STDs.

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  1. Institute of Psychology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil

    Angelo Brandelli Costa, Henrique Caetano Nardi & Silvia Helena Koller

  2. Gender Identity Program, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

    Angelo Brandelli Costa, Anna Martha Vaitses Fontanari, Michelle Moraes Jacinto, Dhiordan Cardoso da Silva, Emilaine Karine Lorencetti, Heitor Tomé da Rosa Filho, Andressa Mueller, Claudia Garcia de Garcia & Maria Inês Rodrigues Lobato

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Costa, A.B., Fontanari, A.M.V., Jacinto, M.M. et al. Population-Based HIV Prevalence and Associated Factors in Male-to-Female Transsexuals from Southern Brazil. Arch Sex Behav 44, 521–524 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0386-z

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