The impact of exposure to transphobia on HIV risk behavior in a sample of transgendered women of color in San Francisco

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-225

  Sugano, Eiko ^a,d   Nemoto, Tooru ^b   Operario, Don ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Division Adolescent Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; HIV risk; Transgendered; Transphobia; Unprotected sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; PHOBIA; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIETY; STIGMA; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; RISK-TAKING; TRANSVESTISM; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 33645885365     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-005-9040-z     Document Type: Article

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