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HIV in Transgender Communities: Syndemic Dynamics and a Need for Multicomponent Interventions
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Transgender communities are among the groups at highest risk for HIV infection in the United States. Using syndemic theory, we examine how HIV risk in transgender communities is embedded in multiple co-occurring public health problems, including poor mental health, substance use, violence and victimization, discrimination, and economic hardship. Although safer sex counseling and testing programs are essential platforms for HIV intervention, these modalities alone may be insufficient in reducing new infections. Multicomponent interventions are necessary to respond to the complex interacting syndemic factors that cumulatively determine HIV vulnerability in transgender individuals.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Operario, D., & Nemoto, T.
- Affiliations
- Brown University (US)
- Public Health Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Operario, Don
- Venue
- JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
- Published
- 2010-12-15
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- Supplement 2
- Pages
- S91-S93
- ISSN
- 1525-4135 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3075534
- OpenAlex
- W2120675005
- Cited by
- 224
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 2.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA018621)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Keywords
- HIV, transgender people, syndemic theory, HIV risk factors, mental health, substance use, discrimination, economic hardship, HIV testing, multicomponent intervention
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Discrimination, Psychological, Female, Humans, Male, Poverty, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Transsexualism, United States, Violence, HIV Infections, Substance-Related Disorders
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