Characteristics Associated with Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Discussion and Use Among Transgender Women Without HIV Infection - National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women, Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019-2020

CDC recommends pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for transgender women who have sex with men and who report sexual behaviors that place them at substantial ongoing risk for HIV exposure, including those who engage in nonsterile syringe sharing. Providing transgender women with access to PrEP is a crit...

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Published in:Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Supplement 2024-01, Vol.73 (1), p.9-20
Main Authors: Morris, Elana, Teplinskaya, Anna, Olansky, Evelyn, Rinderle, Jeffrey Kemp, Chapin-Bardales, Johanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Female
HIV Infections
Humans
Male
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Sexual Behavior
Supplement
Transgender Persons
United States
Unsafe Sex
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Summary:CDC recommends pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for transgender women who have sex with men and who report sexual behaviors that place them at substantial ongoing risk for HIV exposure, including those who engage in nonsterile syringe sharing. Providing transgender women with access to PrEP is a critical strategy for reducing HIV acquisition and ending the HIV epidemic. Survey results from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women were used to assess characteristics associated with past-year discussions of PrEP with a health care provider and PrEP use. Bivariate analyses were conducted to assess the association between covariates (sociodemographic, HIV-associated characteristics, and gender-affirming care) and each outcome, accounting for sampling design. All covariates that were statistically significant at p
ISSN:2380-8950
2380-8942
2380-8942
DOI:10.15585/mmwr.su7301a2