Titre : | Health and health care among male-to-female transgender persons who are HIV positive. (2006) |
Auteurs : | Rita-M MELENDEZ ; Brian DODGE ; Anke-A EHRHARDT ; Theresa-A EXNER ; Daniel HONG ; Marguerita LIGHTFOOT ; Robert-H REMIEN ; Mary-Jane ROTHERAM-BORUS ; Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute. Hiv Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies. USA ; National Institute of Mental Health Healthy Living Project Team. USA ; University of California. Los Angeles. CA. USA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 96, n° 6, 2006) |
Pagination : | 1034-1037 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Sida ; Virose ; Infection ; Soins ; Homme ; Transsexualisme ; Femme ; Observance thérapeutique ; Médicament antiviral ; Thérapeutique médicamenteuse ; Chimiothérapie ; Thérapeutique ; Attitude ; Immunopathologie |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS FIebR0xw. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Recent studies have reported high rates of HIV infection among male-to-female transgender persons, but little research has examined how male-to-female transgender persons manage living with HIV. We compared demographic and health characteristics of 59 male-to-female transgender persons who were HIV positive with 300 nontransgender control subjects who were HIV positive. We found several demographic differences between the groups but no significant differences in HIV-related health status. Male-to-female transgender persons were less likely than the control group to take highly active antiretroviral therapy. |