Association between gender-based discrimination and medical visits and HIV testing in a large sample of transgender women in northeast Brazil

• Main Authors: Beo Oliveira Leite (Author), Danielle Souto de Medeiros (Author), Laio Magno (Author), Francisco Inácio Bastos (Author), Carolina Coutinho (Author), Ana Maria de Brito (Author), Maria Socorro Cavalcante (Author), Inês Dourado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Gender-based discrimination remains a substantial barrier to health care access and HIV prevention among transgender women in Brazil. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between gender-based discrimination and medical visits, as well as with HIV testing among...