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. 1992 Apr;82(4):590-2.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.82.4.590.

Prevalence of HIV antibodies in transsexual and female prostitutes

B Modan  1 , R Goldschmidt, E Rubinstein, A Vonsover, M Zinn, R Golan, A Chetrit, T Gottlieb-Stematzky
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Prevalence of HIV antibodies in transsexual and female prostitutes

B Modan et al. Am J Public Health. 1992 Apr.

Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence was studied in an unselected group of 216 female and transsexual prostitutes. Subjects were asked about age, biological sex, marital status, children, length of occupation, sexual practices, and drug abuse history. Blood was drawn on site. All 128 females who did not admit to drug abuse were seronegative; 2 of the 52 females (3.8%) who admitted to intravenous drug abuse were seropositive. In contrast, 11.1% of the 36 male transsexuals (including 3 out of 32 non-drug abusers) were seropositive. The results support the notion that vaginal transmission of HIV is less effective than anal transmission.

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