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. 2022 Jul 1;49(7):e79-e84.
doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001592.

Differing Correlates of Incident Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections Among a Cohort of Black Cisgender Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women Recruited in 6 US Cities (HIV Prevention Trials Network 061)

Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz, Timothy W Menza  1 , Vanessa Cummings  2 , Charlotte A Gaydos  3 , Leo Wilton, Kenneth H Mayer
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Differing Correlates of Incident Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections Among a Cohort of Black Cisgender Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women Recruited in 6 US Cities (HIV Prevention Trials Network 061)

Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz et al. Sex Transm Dis. .

Abstract

Compared with Black cisgender men who have sex with men (MSM), Black transgender women had a higher incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (25.9 [11.1-46.3] vs. 9.6 [8.10-11.3] per 100 person-years), higher rates of income and housing insecurity, and condomless receptive anal intercourse. Further investigation of unique risk pathways among transgender women is critical.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest and Sources of Funding: HPTN 061 was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Cooperative Agreements UM1 AI068619, UM1 AI068617, and UM1 AI068613. The work is partially supported by the Bio-behavioral and Community Science Core of the Harvard Center for AIDS Research (NIAID P30AI060354). KM has received unrestricted research grants to study antiretrovirals for prevention from Gilead Sciences and Merck, Inc. The remaining authors have nothing to disclose. This manuscript is a product of authors and has not been reviewed by and does not necessarily represent the views of the HPTN or the study sponsors/funders.

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