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HIV, HCV, HBV, and syphilis among transgender women from Brazil: Assessing different methods to adjust infection rates of a hard-to-reach, sparse population.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The prevalence of hepatitis C and hepatitis B in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of medical research · 2022Pooled it
- The worldwide burden of HIV in transgender individuals: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- TransPrEP: Results from the Pilot Study of a Social Network-Based Intervention to Support PrEP Adherence Among Transgender Women in Lima, Peru.AIDS and behavior · 2021Trial
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- Prevalence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection among transgender women in Brazil: A multicenter study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Exploring perceptions and preferences for PrEP choice and of an mHealth intervention: insights from the ImPrEP CAB-Brasil study.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2025Article
- Acceptability and completeness of vaccination schedules recommended for transgender women and travestis in the city of São Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional study, 2019-2020.Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2025Article
- Mapping of the trans population in the Baixada Santista region, Brazil, 2023: a descriptive study.Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2025Article
- Epidemiological dynamics and molecular characteristics of HIV-1 among transgender women in the Central-West region of Brazil.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Exploring the universe of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in trans women: A qualitative analysis of access, use and adherence.International journal of transgender health · 2025Article
- Preparing for the Implementation of Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Within the Brazilian Public Health System (ImPrEP CAB Brasil): Qualitative Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Prevalence of syphilis in transgender women and travestis in Brazil: results from a national cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Alarming patterns of moderate and high-risk alcohol use among transgender women in Goiás, Central Brazil.Frontiers in public health · 2024Observational
- Factors associated with the completion of syphilis treatment among transgender women and travestis, in five Brazilian capitals, 2019-2021: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2024Article
- Prevalence of hepatitis among young men who have sex with men and transgender women in Brazil.Revista de saude publica · 2024Article
- Factors associated with prior testing for HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B and C among transgender women and travestis in Brazil.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Difficulties and advances in access to and use of health services by transgender women and travestis in Brazil.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- TransOdara study: the challenge of integrating methods, settings and procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Sexually transmitted infections and associated risk factors among the transgender population of Pakistan.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Sexual and Gender Minorities: Protocol for an Implementation Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
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Abstract
Different sampling strategies, analytic alternatives, and estimators have been proposed to better assess the characteristics of different hard-to-reach populations and their respective infection rates (as well as their sociodemographic characteristics, associated harms, and needs) in the context of studies based on respondent-driven sampling (RDS). Despite several methodological advances and hundreds of empirical studies implemented worldwide, some inchoate findings and methodological challenges remain. The in-depth assessment of the local structure of networks and the performance of the available estimators are particularly relevant when the target populations are sparse and highly stigmatized. In such populations, bottlenecks as well as other sources of biases (for instance, due to homophily and/or too sparse or fragmented groups of individuals) may be frequent, affecting the estimates.In the present study, data were derived from a cross-sectional, multicity RDS study, carried out in 12 Brazilian cities with transgender women (TGW). Overall, infection rates for HIV and syphilis were very high, with some variation between different cities. Notwithstanding, findings are of great concern, considering the fact that female TGW are not only very hard-to-reach but also face deeply-entrenched prejudice and have been out of the reach of most therapeutic and preventive programs and projects.We cross-compared findings adjusted using 2 estimators (the classic estimator usually known as estimator II, originally proposed by Volz and Heckathorn) and a brand new strategy to adjust data generated by RDS, partially based on Bayesian statistics, called for the sake of this paper, the RDS-B estimator. Adjusted prevalence was cross-compared with estimates generated by non-weighted analyses, using what has been called by us a naïve estimator or rough estimates.
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