RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 P3.202 Profile of transvestites and transgender women: tuberculosis and hiv/aids in the city of sÃo paulo
JF Sexually Transmitted Infections
JO Sex Transm Infect
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP A168
OP A168
DO 10.1136/sextrans-2017-053264.437
VO 93
IS Suppl 2
A1 Sergio Ferreira Junior
A1 Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco
A1 Péricles Alves Nogueira
YR 2017
UL http://sti.bmj.com/content/93/Suppl_2/A168.2.abstract
AB Introduction In Brazil most transvestites and trasgender women live unfavourable social conditions. Excluded from family and school, they find in prostitution the only form of survival.There are few studies that distinguish epidemiological data between transvestites and transgender women, and those performed with other groups with the same social characteristics point to vulnerabiity to HIV/AIDS and co-infection tuberculosis. The absence of socio demographic and health data on this population makes it difficult to analyse in depth, compromising the control of health problems. This study characterised the profile of transvestites ans transgender women participating in a survey regarding tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in the city of São Paulo, BrasilMethods This cross-sectional study employed the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) questionnaire adapted for data collection. Socio demographic aspects as well as aspects related to history of imprisonment, process of gender transition, use of condoms, previous treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis and knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS were addressed.Results The study included 58 transvestites and 66 transgender women. There were differences between the two groups regarding shooling (p=0.008), prostitution (p<0.001), imprisonment (p<0.001), silicone injections (p=0.005), and hormone therapy without medical guidance (p=0.004). All trans women (100%) and 80% of transvestites mentioned treatment of syphilis; 25.9% of transvestites reported tuberculosis/HIV co-infection. The investigation regarding knowledge of HIV/AIDS revealed insconsistent use of condoms and mistaken beliefs related to modes of transmission.Conclusion The present results show that transvestites and trans women were vulnerable to tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. The differences observed between the two groups suggest the need for different approaches to transvestites and transgender women in future studies.