학술논문
Gender identity and HIV risk among men who have sex with men in Cape Town, South Africa.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*HIV prevention
*HIV infection risk factors
*HIV infection epidemiology
*GENDER identity
*HEALTH services accessibility
*INCOME
*UNEMPLOYMENT
*DISEASE prevalence
*MEN who have sex with men
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ISSN
0954-0121
Abstract
Gender identity plays a potentially important role contributing to HIV risk among MSM in South Africa. Where studies have included a focus on gender identity, MSM reporting gender non-conformity have been found to have a higher risk of being HIV positive than other MSM. This article examines HIV risk among gender non-conforming MSM in a sample of 316 MSM in Cape Town, South Africa. Reporting gender non-conformity was associated with higher HIV prevalence and increased HIV risk behaviour. Gender non-conformity was also associated with a higher likelihood of being unemployed and reporting low household incomes. These findings highlight the importance of gender-identity as a factor affecting access to HIV treatment, care, and prevention in South Africa and this is an issue that needs to be addressed in interventions targeting MSM populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]