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Title: | Serological confirmed syphilis among transgender women in Dominican Republic | Autores: | Paulino-Ramírez, Robert Hearld, K. R. Butane, S. A. Tapia-Barredo, Leandro Budhwani, H., Naar, S. Rodriguez-Lauzurique, Rosa Mayra |
Researchers (UNIBE): | Paulino-Ramírez, Robert Tapia-Barredo, Leandro Rodríguez-Lauzurique, Rosa Mayra |
Affiliations: | Instituto de Medicina Tropical y Salud Global (IMTSAG) Instituto de Medicina Tropical y Salud Global (IMTSAG) Instituto de Medicina Tropical y Salud Global (IMTSAG) |
Research area: | Ciencias de la Salud | Issue Date: | 2022 | Publisher: | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Source: | Transgender Health, 7(3), 237-241 | Journal: | Transgender Health | Volume: | 7 | Issue: | 3 | Start page: | 237 | End page: | 241 | Abstract: | Purpose: Transgender women (TW) in the Dominican Republic (DR) are at high risk for syphillis infection. Although treatable, infection rates remain at epidemic proportions. Methods: In 2016, we conducted a national survey, with serological sampling of TW in the DR (n=255). Results: In our sample, syphillis seropositivity was 47.45%. There was a statistically significant association between age (t=−2.93, df, p<0.01), arrest history (χ2=8.15, p<0.01), exposure to violence (χ2=3.73, p<0.05), and syphilis seropositivity. Multivariate analyses show TW arrested in the past 6 months have higher odds of seropositivity (odds ratio=2.05, confidence interval: 1.04–4.06, p<0.05). Conclusions: There is a need for education and public health campaigns focused on TW specifically. |
URI: | http://cris.unibe.edu.do/handle/123456789/158 | DOI: | 10.1089/trgh.2020.0173 |
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