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Male-to-female transgender and transsexual clients of HIV service programs in Los Angeles County, California

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  • Edwards, J.W.
  • Fisher, D.G.
  • Reynolds, G.L.

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Data on HIV risk were collected with the Countywide Risk Assessment Survey from 2126 participants; 92 were male-to-female transgender persons (i.e., cross-dressers, and those who identify with the opposite sex), and 9 were male-tofemale transsexual individuals (i.e., those who have undergone gender-reassignment surgery or other procedures). Transgender-identified individuals were more likely than the rest of the sample to have received hormone injections, offensive comments, and HIV testing; injected hormones with a used needle; been Asian or American Indian; been paid for sexual intercourse; and lived in unstable housing but less likely to have used heroin. Transgender-identified individuals are at high risk for HIV infection because of reuse of needles and being paid for sexual intercourse.

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  • Edwards, J.W. & Fisher, D.G. & Reynolds, G.L., 2007. "Male-to-female transgender and transsexual clients of HIV service programs in Los Angeles County, California," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 97(6), pages 1030-1033.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2006.097717_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.097717
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    1. Nelsensius Klau Fauk & Maria Silvia Merry & Theodorus Asa Siri & Lillian Mwanri & Paul Russell Ward, 2021. "Structural, Personal and Socioenvironmental Determinants of HIV Transmission among Transgender Women in Indonesia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-12, May.

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