TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex, drugs, violence, and HIV status among male-to-female transgender persons in Houston, Texas
AU - Risser, Jan M.H.
AU - Shelton, Andrea
AU - McCurdy, Sheryl
AU - Atkinson, John
AU - Padgett, Paige
AU - Useche, Bernardo
AU - Thomas, Brenda
AU - Williams, Mark
N1 - Funding Information:
Jan M. H. Risser, PhD, Andrea Shelton, PhD, Sheryl McCurdy, PhD, John Atkinson, DrPH, Paige Padgett, PhD, Bernardo Useche, PhD, and Mark Williams, PhD, are all affiliated with the School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX. Brenda Thomas is affiliated with the Transgender Outreach Project, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Houston, TX. Address correspondence to: Jan M. H. Risser, PhD, School of Public Health, University of Texas-Houston, RAS E 703, 1200 Herman Pressler, Houston, TX 77030 (E-mail: [email protected]). This research was supported by a grant from The Houston Department of Health and Human Services. The opinions expressed herein are solely those of the authors.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - To inform the Community Planning Group (Houston, Texas) in setting HIV-prevention priorities, risk behavior surveys were completed by 67 male-to-female (MtF) transgender persons. By self-identification, 58% were preoperative and 48% were self-described heterosexual women. We found this small sample of male-to-female transgender individuals to have high rates of HIV infection, and high prevalence of risky behaviors, intimate partner violence, and suicidal ideation. Twenty-seven percent were infected with HIV. Barriers were seldom used during oral sex and used less than half the time for anal sex with either primary or casual partners. Nearly one-third of the sample reported use of methamphetamines, amyl nitrite or LSD and 40% reported crack or cocaine use. Intimate partner violence and forced sex were reported by 50% and 25%, respectively. Suicidal ideation was reported by 16% in the last 30 days; lifetime suicidal ideation was 60%.
AB - To inform the Community Planning Group (Houston, Texas) in setting HIV-prevention priorities, risk behavior surveys were completed by 67 male-to-female (MtF) transgender persons. By self-identification, 58% were preoperative and 48% were self-described heterosexual women. We found this small sample of male-to-female transgender individuals to have high rates of HIV infection, and high prevalence of risky behaviors, intimate partner violence, and suicidal ideation. Twenty-seven percent were infected with HIV. Barriers were seldom used during oral sex and used less than half the time for anal sex with either primary or casual partners. Nearly one-third of the sample reported use of methamphetamines, amyl nitrite or LSD and 40% reported crack or cocaine use. Intimate partner violence and forced sex were reported by 50% and 25%, respectively. Suicidal ideation was reported by 16% in the last 30 days; lifetime suicidal ideation was 60%.
KW - Drug use
KW - HIV prevention
KW - HIV risk
KW - Transgender
KW - Violence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33644611316&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1300/J485v08n02_07
DO - 10.1300/J485v08n02_07
M3 - Artículo Científico
AN - SCOPUS:33644611316
SN - 1553-2739
VL - 8
SP - 67
EP - 74
JO - International Journal of Transgenderism
JF - International Journal of Transgenderism
IS - 2-3
ER -
