Updated prevalence estimates based on a systematic review by Dr Sarah Stutterheim and colleagues at Maastricht University published in PLOS ONE show that not only are trans women much more likely to acquire HIV than previously thought, trans men are also at as substantially higher risk than the general population.
Transgender individuals – especially trans women – are at an increased risk of HIV infection. Structural factors, including transphobia, result in discrimination, limited work opportunities, reduced access to healthcare services, legal barriers and challenges with mental health. These factors influence behavioural risk factors, including condomless anal receptive sex, transactional sex, and sharing needles for hormone injections.
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