HIV prevalence among transgender women in Northeast Brazil - Findings from two Respondent Driven Sampling studies

• Main Authors: Beo Oliveira Leite (Author), Laio Magno (Author), Fabiane Soares (Author), Sarah MacCarthy (Author), Sandra Brignol (Author), Francisco Inácio Bastos (Author), Inês Dourado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The HIV epidemic still high among key-populations in Brazil, especially among transgender women (TGW). The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HIV infection among TGW and to analyze factors associated with HIV seropositivity across two cross-sectional surveys c...