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ArticleJournal of virus eradication2016

Transgender populations and HIV: unique risks, challenges and opportunities.

Tanyaporn Wansom, Thomas E Guadamuz, Sandhya Vasan

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Article in Journal of virus eradication, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Kidney Health and Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2026
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  11. Implementing Gender-Affirming Care in Correctional Settings: A Review of Key Barriers and Action Steps for Change.Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care · 2023
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  12. Gender Affirmative Care Clinic: An Overview.Indian journal of plastic surgery : official publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Tanyaporn WansomDepartment of Retrovirology, US Army Medical Directorate-Armed Forces Research Institute of the Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Thomas E GuadamuzDepartment of Society and Health and Center for Health Policy Studies , Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities , Mahidol University , Nakorn Pathom , Thailand.
Sandhya VasanDepartment of Retrovirology, US Army Medical Directorate-Armed Forces Research Institute of the Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to unique social, behavioural, structural and biological issues, transgender (TG) populations, especially TG women, are at high risk for HIV acquisition. This increased risk is multifactorial, due to differing psychosocial risk factors, poorer access to TG-specific healthcare, a higher likelihood of using exogenous hormones or fillers without direct medical supervision, interactions between hormonal therapy and antiretroviral therapy, and direct effects of hormonal therapy on HIV acquisition and immune control. Further research is needed to elucidate these mechanisms of risk and to help design interventions to reduce HIV risk among transgender populations.

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HIVsex steroid hormonestransgender

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PMID27482441
PMCPMC4965251

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