Male to female and female to male transgender persons have different sexual risk behaviors yet similar rates of STDs and HIV

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 683-686

  Stephens, Sally C ^a,b   Bernstein, Kyle T ^a   Philip, Susan S ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Female to male; Male to female; Sexually transmitted diseases; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960020956     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9773-1     Document Type: Article

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