Correlates of HIV Infection Among Transfemales, San Francisco, 2010

Results From a Respondent-Driven Sampling Study

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ID11029477
AutoresJenna Rapues (At the time of the study and analysis, Jenna Rapues, Erin C. Wilson, Tracey Packer, Grant N. Colfax, and H. Fisher Raymond were with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA.), Erin C Wilson (0000-0002-0237-495X, At the time of the study and analysis, Jenna Rapues, Erin C. Wilson, Tracey Packer, Grant N. Colfax, and H. Fisher Raymond were with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA.), Tracey Packer (At the time of the study and analysis, Jenna Rapues, Erin C. Wilson, Tracey Packer, Grant N. Colfax, and H. Fisher Raymond were with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA.), Grant N Colfax (At the time of the study and analysis, Jenna Rapues, Erin C. Wilson, Tracey Packer, Grant N. Colfax, and H. Fisher Raymond were with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA.), Grant Colfax (San Francisco Department of Public Health), H Fisher Raymond (0000-0001-8621-2749, At the time of the study and analysis, Jenna Rapues, Erin C. Wilson, Tracey Packer, Grant N. Colfax, and H. Fisher Raymond were with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA.)
Año2013
Volumen103
Número8
Páginas1485-1492
Fecha de publicación2013-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2012.301109
PMID23763398
PMCIDPMC4007863
OpenAlexW2142167418
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas28
Referencias citadas11

Objectives. We evaluated the use of respondent-driven sampling (RDS) among a high-risk population of transfemales. We also obtained up-to-date epidemiological data on HIV infection and related correlates among this population. Methods. We evaluated the utility of RDS in recruiting a sample of 314 transfemales in San Francisco, California, from August to December 2010 by examining patterns of recruitment and assessing network sizes and equilibrium. We used RDS weights to conduct bivariate and multivariate analyses of correlates of HIV infection. Results. The sample had moderate homophily and reached equilibrium at the eighth wave of recruitment. Weighted HIV prevalence among transfemales was 39.5%. Being a transfemale of color, using injection drugs, and having low educational attainment were independently associated with HIV infection and having a high number of sexual partners and identifying as female were not. Conclusions. RDS performed well and allowed for analyses that are generalizable to the population from which the sample was drawn. Transfemales in San Francisco are disproportionately affected by HIV compared with all other groups except men who have sex with men who also inject drugs

Environmental health · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Political science · Respondent · Sampling (signal processing) · Sociology · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Virology · Gerontology