Category Archives: Transgender communities

Barriers and facilitators along the PrEP continuum of care among Latinx sexual minoritized men and transgender women: A systematic review

2024

Latinx cisgender sexually minoritized men (SMM) and transgender women (TW) in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by HIV. Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective strategy for HIV prevention,...

Barriers and facilitators for HIV rapid testing among transgender women and gay and other men who have sex with men in Brazil: A scoping review

2024

Transgender women (TGW) and men who have sex with other men (MSM)often encounter disparities in accessing HIV testing, leading to delayeddiagnoses and worse prognoses. We analysed barriers and facilitatorsfor accessing...

Human immunodeficiency virus preexposure prophylaxis awareness and acceptability among men who have sex with men and transgender persons in India: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2024

With increasing importance being given to preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender persons (TG), we undertook a systematic...

Fast-track interventions for HIV and AIDS epidemic control among key populations: A rapid review

2024

BACKGROUND: Targeted interventions for key populations remain critical for realisation of epidemic control for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection because of the causal relationship between HIV infection in the general...

Detection rates of mental health problems among sexual minorities in mainland China: A meta-analysis

2024

Previous studies that have addressed the growing mental health problems among sexual minorities in mainland China, but failed to inform mental health programs and public health policies with consistent detection...

The intersection of mental health and sexual and gender minority identities for older adults living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A narrative review

2024

The transition of HIV into a chronic illness has brought to the forefront the pressing need to address the complex web of social determinants of HIV outcomes. A structured literature...

A contextualization of transgender women and condom use using the HIV syndemic framework: Scoping review

2024

Objective: To contextualize condom use in the transgender women population utilizing the HIV syndemic framework. Methods: Studies reporting condom use frequency and syndemic factors associated with HIV risk in transgender...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of HIV transmission risk behaviors, genetic variations, and antiretroviral (ARV) resistance in LGBT populations

2024

Background: Currently, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has become one of the major health problems worldwide, including Indonesia. East Java is one of the provinces in Indonesia...

Increased stigma, and physical and sexual violence against men who have sex with men and transgender women in sub-Saharan Africa: A qualitative evidence synthesis analyzing social and structural barriers to HIV testing and coping behaviors

2024

In sub-Saharan Africa, accessing HIV testing services is a significant challenge for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW). In this qualitative evidence synthesis, our aim...

Epidemiology, risk factors, and prevention strategies of HIV, HPV, and other sexually transmitted infections among cisgender and transgender youth: A narrative review

2024

Adolescents face an increased risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) with alarming data especially concerning HIV. Limited data exists for teenagers regarding the influence of their gender identity (GI)...

Scoping review of HIV-related intersectional stigma among sexual and gender minorities in sub-Saharan Africa

2024

OBJECTIVES: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are disproportionately impacted by HIV and often face multiple HIV-related stigmas. Addressing these stigmas could reduce SGM HIV vulnerability...

Adverse effects of daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men and transgender women: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2023

The adverse effects of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using tenofovir disoproxil fumarate are barriers to PrEP initiation and continuation. Although serious effects are rare and predictable, evidence for this assessment...

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