Exploring the association between gender affirmation and PrEP use among transgender women in New York City

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Behav
• Personal Author:
  Rivera, Alexis V. ; Lopez, Jasmine M. ; Braunstein, Sarah L.
• Description:
  Black and Hispanic/Latina transgender women are inequitably impacted by HIV; yet gaps in PrEP use exist. Among a sample of mostly Black and Hispanic/Latina transgender women in New York City, we aim to examine whether PrEP use was associated with gender affirmation and the use of gender-affirming health services. We found that PrEP use was more prevalent among those who used hormone therapy and those who had a provider they were comfortable speaking to about gender-related issues. In separate models, these associations were attenuated when adjusting for race/ethnicity, with those who use hormones being marginally more likely to report PrEP use and with Hispanic/Latina transgender women being more likely to have used PrEP, compared to Black transgender women. We found evidence of a potential association between medical gender affirmation and PrEP use. More research is needed to explore the social and structural contexts that are influenced by race/ethnicity that may serve to prevent PrEP uptake.
• Subjects:
  Anti-HIV Agents Female HIV Infections Humans New York City Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Transgender Persons Transsexualism
• Keywords:
  Gender Affirmation PrEP Race/Ethnicity Transgender Women
• Source:
  AIDS Behav. 27(5):1523-1530
• Pubmed ID:
  36574185
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10191875
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U62 PS005086/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; 1U62PS005086/CC/CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2ce8999142ef1a892383fbc4d60c8502866229c61525b2bbcfd1a3ba4283d8f9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/128662/cdc_128662_DS1.pdf
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