Uptake of Primary Care Services and HIV and Syphilis Infection among Transgender Women attending the Tangerine Community Health Clinic, Bangkok, Thailand, 2016 - 2019

CONCLUSIONS: The increasing uptake of a transgender-specific package of services, including co-located gender affirmative hormone therapy, suggests this may be an effective model in engaging and retaining TGW in primary care. The decrease in HIV prevalence and low HIV incidence across calendar years point at a possible reduction of HIV acquisition among the TGW population served by Tangerine. The increasing prevalence of syphilis suggests ongoing high-risk sexual behaviour and underscores the need for screening and treatment for this infection at the time of delivery of HIV services.PMID:34152695 | DOI:10.1002/jia2.25683

Source: Journal of the International AIDS Society - June 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Frits van Griensven Rena Janamnuaysook Oranuch Nampaisan Jitsupa Peelay Kritima Samitpol Stephen Mills Tippawan Pankam Reshmie Ramautarsing Nipat Teeratakulpisarn Praphan Phanuphak Nittaya Phanuphak Source Type: research