Vulnerability of the Brazilian LGBT population in HIV treatment
Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection affects the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transvestite, and transsexual (LGBT) population. We aimed to identify the indidual vulnerability profile of the LGBT population ling with H/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and correlate it with...
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| author | Thaisa Fernanda Lourenção Tauyr Luciano Garcia Lourenção Maria Amélia Zanon Ponce Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães Ximenes Neto Maria de Lourdes Sperli Geraldes Santos Natália Sperli Geraldes Marin dos Santos Sasaki Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini |
| author_facet | Thaisa Fernanda Lourenção Tauyr Luciano Garcia Lourenção Maria Amélia Zanon Ponce Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães Ximenes Neto Maria de Lourdes Sperli Geraldes Santos Natália Sperli Geraldes Marin dos Santos Sasaki Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini |
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Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection affects the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transvestite, and transsexual (LGBT) population. We aimed to identify the indidual vulnerability profile of the LGBT population ling with H/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and correlate it with the treatment situation.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study included 510 LGBT people living with HIV (PLHIV)/AIDS who attended the Complex of Chronic Communicable Diseases of the municipality of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, between 2008 and 2015.
Results: There was a predominance of indiduals who were white (70.2%), male (98.4%), single (87.1%), aged 25–44 years (70.0%), educated up to high school (47.7%), economically acte (91.2%), under treatment (80.8%), having CD4 > 350 cells/mm3 (77.1%), and having undetectable viral load (53.3%). HIV transmission was mainly sexual (97.0%) and most people used drugs (76.5%). There was a weak correlation between the variables ‘in treatment’ and acte occupation (r = 0.148, p = 0.001), single marital status (r = 0.128, p = 0.004), white race/colour (r = 0.117, p = 0.008), high school education (r = 0.111, p = 0.012), sexual transmission (r = 0.222, p = 0.000), drug use (r = 0.087, p = 0.049), and CD4 > 350 cells/mm3 (r = 0.118, p = 0.008); and strong correlation between the variables ‘in treatment’ and undetectable viral load (r = -0.937, p = 0.113).
Conclusions: The characteristics of the indidual vulnerability of LGBT people involve, among other aspects, issues of gender and social exclusion, a situation that is part of the daily life of PLHIV/AIDS in many scenarios and territories. This can be alleviated with a network of social and health support and effecte and efficient, protecte, attitudinal, and behavioural public policies.
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| spelling | doaj-art-68499156eaef43a5a2fbf6ba5c2c406f2025-08-20T03:52:39ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802021-10-01151010.3855/jidc.13707Vulnerability of the Brazilian LGBT population in HIV treatmentThaisa Fernanda Lourenção Tauyr0Luciano Garcia Lourenção1Maria Amélia Zanon Ponce2Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães Ximenes Neto3Maria de Lourdes Sperli Geraldes Santos4Natália Sperli Geraldes Marin dos Santos Sasaki5Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini6Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, BrazilSchool of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilFaculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, BrazilFaculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, BrazilFaculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, BrazilFaculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, BrazilFaculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection affects the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transvestite, and transsexual (LGBT) population. We aimed to identify the indidual vulnerability profile of the LGBT population ling with H/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and correlate it with the treatment situation. Methodology: This cross-sectional study included 510 LGBT people living with HIV (PLHIV)/AIDS who attended the Complex of Chronic Communicable Diseases of the municipality of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, between 2008 and 2015. Results: There was a predominance of indiduals who were white (70.2%), male (98.4%), single (87.1%), aged 25–44 years (70.0%), educated up to high school (47.7%), economically acte (91.2%), under treatment (80.8%), having CD4 > 350 cells/mm3 (77.1%), and having undetectable viral load (53.3%). HIV transmission was mainly sexual (97.0%) and most people used drugs (76.5%). There was a weak correlation between the variables ‘in treatment’ and acte occupation (r = 0.148, p = 0.001), single marital status (r = 0.128, p = 0.004), white race/colour (r = 0.117, p = 0.008), high school education (r = 0.111, p = 0.012), sexual transmission (r = 0.222, p = 0.000), drug use (r = 0.087, p = 0.049), and CD4 > 350 cells/mm3 (r = 0.118, p = 0.008); and strong correlation between the variables ‘in treatment’ and undetectable viral load (r = -0.937, p = 0.113). Conclusions: The characteristics of the indidual vulnerability of LGBT people involve, among other aspects, issues of gender and social exclusion, a situation that is part of the daily life of PLHIV/AIDS in many scenarios and territories. This can be alleviated with a network of social and health support and effecte and efficient, protecte, attitudinal, and behavioural public policies. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13707Health ProfileSexual and Gender MinoritiesHIVAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeLGBT populationBrazil |
| spellingShingle | Thaisa Fernanda Lourenção Tauyr Luciano Garcia Lourenção Maria Amélia Zanon Ponce Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães Ximenes Neto Maria de Lourdes Sperli Geraldes Santos Natália Sperli Geraldes Marin dos Santos Sasaki Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini Vulnerability of the Brazilian LGBT population in HIV treatment Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Health Profile Sexual and Gender Minorities HIV Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome LGBT population Brazil |
| title | Vulnerability of the Brazilian LGBT population in HIV treatment |
| title_full | Vulnerability of the Brazilian LGBT population in HIV treatment |
| title_fullStr | Vulnerability of the Brazilian LGBT population in HIV treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vulnerability of the Brazilian LGBT population in HIV treatment |
| title_short | Vulnerability of the Brazilian LGBT population in HIV treatment |
| title_sort | vulnerability of the brazilian lgbt population in hiv treatment |
| topic | Health Profile Sexual and Gender Minorities HIV Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome LGBT population Brazil |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13707 |
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