Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
Male-to-female transgender persons are thought to be "vectors" for HIV/STI transmission, yet little quantitative information exists about the risk behavior of their male sexual partners who may serve as a "bridge" for HIV transmission into the general population. As part of an online survey examining the sexual risk behavior of Latino men who have sex with men (N = 1,026), we identified 44 (4%) participants who reported having had sex with a transgender partner. Compared with a randomly selected sub-sample of 200 men who did not report sex with a transgender person, sexual partners of transgender persons were almost three times more likely to have had unprotected sexual intercourse in the last three months. In addition, men who had sex with transgender persons were more likely to be HIV-positive; married, separated, or divorced; identify as bisexual or straight; have sex with women; and live in rural or small town communities. Regression analysis revealed that community size, sexual compulsivity, and having had a transgender partner were independent predictors of unprotected sex. Among Latino men who have sex with men, men with a history of sex with a transgender person appear more likely to be sexually compulsive and at greater risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. These men may, therefore, also serve as a "bridge" for HIV transmission to (as opposed to from) the transgender population.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0004-0002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
778-86
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Attitude to Health, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Condoms, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Hispanic Americans, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Homosexuality, Male, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Interpersonal Relations, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Men's Health, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Risk-Taking, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Rural Population, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Sexual Partners, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Transvestism, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-United States, pubmed-meshheading:17333327-Unsafe Sex
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Latino men's sexual behavior with transgender persons.
pubmed:affiliation
Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 180, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA. bockt001@umn.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural