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Comparison of Individual and Area Level Factors Between HIV-Infected Cisgender and Transgender Individuals in Florida (2006–2014)

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This descriptive study compares individual- and area-level factors among HIV-infected transgender and cisgender individuals in Florida using data from the Florida Department of Health HIV/AIDS surveillance system (2006–2014). Of those individuals diagnosed with HIV, 7 (0.01 %) identified as transgender males, 142 (0.3 %) as transgender females, 12,497 (25.7 %) as cisgender females, and 35,936 (74.0 %) as cisgender males. Transgender females resided in rural and urban areas, were disproportionately non-Hispanic black, and were more likely than cisgender women to be diagnosed with AIDS within 3 months of their HIV diagnosis. Results suggest HIV screening and outreach efforts should be enhanced for transgender women.

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Este estudio descriptivo compara factores al nivel individual y de área entre individuos infectados con VIH quienes se identifican como transgénero y cisgénero en la Florida, utilizando datos del sistema de vigilancia de VIH/SIDA del Departamento de Salud de la Florida (2006–2014). De esos individuos diagnosticados con VIH, 7 (0.01%) se identificaron como transgénero masculino, 142 (0.3 %) como transgénera femenina, 12,497 (25.7 %) como cisgénera femenina, y 35,936 (74.0 %) como cisgénero masculino. Mujeres transgéneras residieron en áreas rurales y urbanas, fueron desproporcionadamente de raza negra no-Hispana, y fueron más probables que mujeres cisgéneras de ser diagnosticadas con SIDA dentro de 3 meses de su diagnostico de VIH. Resultados sugieren que esfuerzos para la detección del VIH deben ser aumentados para mujeres transgéneras.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Award R01MD004002. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities or the National Institutes of Health. We thank Diana Sheehan, Daniel Mauck, Ziyad Ben Taleb, and Arnaldo Gonzalez for their help in preparation of this manuscript. We also thank Melinda Waters for help with the Florida DOH counseling and testing data.

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

    K. P. Fennie, M. J. Trepka & K. Lutfi

  2. HIV/AIDS Section, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL, USA

    L. M. Maddox

  3. Florida Consortium for HIV/AIDS Research/The AIDS Institute, Tampa, FL, USA

    S. Lieb

  4. Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St, AHC 5, Miami, FL, 33199, USA

    K. P. Fennie

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Fennie, K.P., Trepka, M.J., Maddox, L.M. et al. Comparison of Individual and Area Level Factors Between HIV-Infected Cisgender and Transgender Individuals in Florida (2006–2014). AIDS Behav 20, 2186–2191 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1308-y

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