HIV Partner Service Delivery Among Transgender Women — United States, 2013–2017
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HIV Partner Service Delivery Among Transgender Women — United States, 2013–2017

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    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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    Transgender women* in the United States are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection because of multiple factors, including stigma related to gender identity, unstable housing, limited employment options, and high-risk behaviors, such as sex work, unprotected receptive anal intercourse, and injection drug use, that tend to increase their vulnerability to becoming infected with HIV (1,2). In a recent meta-Analysis of 88 U.S. studies conducted during 2006-2017, the mean estimated laboratory-confirmed prevalence of HIV infection among transgender women was 14.2%, and the mean self-reported prevalence estimate was 21.0% (3). The Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative calls for accelerating the implementation of evidence-based strategies in the right geographic areas targeted to the right persons to end the HIV epidemic in the United States (4). HIV partner services are effective strategies offered by public health workers to persons with a Diagnosis of HIV infection (index persons) and their sex or needle-sharing partners (partners), who are notified of potential HIV exposure and offered HIV tTesting and related services. CDC analyzed HIV partner services data submitted by 61 health departments| during 2013-2017. Among 208,304 index persons, 1,727 (0.8%) were transgender women. Overall, 71.5% of index transgender women were interviewed for partner services, which was lower than that for all index persons combined (81.1%). Among 1,089 transgender women named as partners by index persons, 71.2% were notified of potential HIV exposure, which was lower than that for all partners combined (77.1%). Fewer than half (46.5%) of notified transgender women partners were tested for HIV, and approximately one in five (18.6%) of those who were tested received a new Diagnosis of HIV infection, slightly higher than for all partners combined (17.6%). Additional efforts are needed to effectively implement partner services among transgender women and identify those whose infection with HIV is undiagnosed, provide timely Prevention and care services, reduce HIV Transmission, and contribute to ending the HIV epidemic.
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    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(2):35-39
  • Pubmed ID:
    31945033
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC6973352
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Volume:
    69
  • Issue:
    2
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