Citation
Wirtz, Andrea L.; Humes, Elizabeth; Althoff, Keri N.; Poteat, Tonia; Radix, Asa; Mayer, Kenneth H.; Schneider, Jason S.; Haw, J. Sonya; Wawrzyniak, Andrew J.; & Cannon, Christopher M., et al. (2023). HIV Incidence and Mortality in Transgender Women in the Eastern and Southern USA: A Multisite Cohort Study. Lancet HIV, 10(5), e308-19. PMCID: PMC10164681Abstract
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological monitoring of HIV among transgender women is minimal despite prioritisation of this group in the US National HIV/AIDS Strategy (2022-2025). We aimed to estimate HIV incidence in a multisite cohort of transgender women in the eastern and southern USA. Participant deaths were identified during follow-up; thus, we felt it was an ethical imperative to report mortality alongside HIV incidence.METHODS: In this study, we established a multisite cohort across two modes: a site-based, technology-enhanced mode in six cities (Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Miami, New York City, and Washington, DC) and an exclusively digital mode that spanned 72 eastern and southern US cities that matched the six site-based cities based on population size and demographics. Trans feminine adults (
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(23)00008-5Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2023Journal Title
Lancet HIVAuthor(s)
Wirtz, Andrea L.Humes, Elizabeth
Althoff, Keri N.
Poteat, Tonia
Radix, Asa
Mayer, Kenneth H.
Schneider, Jason S.
Haw, J. Sonya
Wawrzyniak, Andrew J.
Cannon, Christopher M.
Stevenson, Meg
Cooney, Erin E.
Adams, Dee
Case, James
Beyrer, Chris
Laeyendecker, Oliver
Rodriguez, Allan E.
Reisner, Sari L.