HIV in transgender communities: Syndemic dynamics and a need for multicomponent interventions

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Operario, Don ^a   Nemoto, Tooru ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Syndemics; Transgender

Indexed keywords

CONDOM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; SAFE SEX; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYNDEMIC THEORY; THEORY; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78649369546     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181fbc9ec     Document Type: Review

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