Representation and social vulnerability to HIV in transgender people

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the social representations of HIV vulnerability in transgender women. Methods: this qualitative study was based on the Theory of Social Representations, using the structural approach. The research was conducted in a hospital specializing in gender-affirming surgerie...

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Main Authors: Karla Romana Ferreira de Souza, Elizandra Cassia da Silva Oliveira, Carla Andreia Alves de Andrade, Sérgio Corrêa Marques, Fátima Maria Leite Cruz, Aurélio Molina da Costa, Fátima Maria Abrão da Silva
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Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2025-08-01
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author Karla Romana Ferreira de Souza
Elizandra Cassia da Silva Oliveira
Carla Andreia Alves de Andrade
Sérgio Corrêa Marques
Fátima Maria Leite Cruz
Aurélio Molina da Costa
Fátima Maria Abrão da Silva
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Elizandra Cassia da Silva Oliveira
Carla Andreia Alves de Andrade
Sérgio Corrêa Marques
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Aurélio Molina da Costa
Fátima Maria Abrão da Silva
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description ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the social representations of HIV vulnerability in transgender women. Methods: this qualitative study was based on the Theory of Social Representations, using the structural approach. The research was conducted in a hospital specializing in gender-affirming surgeries, involving 100 self-declared transgender women. The Free Word Association technique was applied using the inducing term “HIV exposure in transgender women” to obtain representational content. Data analysis was performed using the four-quadrant technique, facilitated by the Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires software, version 0.7 alpha 2. Results: the possible central nucleus identified included the terms “prevention, prostitution as a profession, prejudice, and risky behavior”. Social and individual issues were highlighted as important elements in the vulnerability process. Conclusions: the social representations of HIV vulnerability in transgender women are grounded in structural factors that lead to inequality, exclusion, prejudice, and discrimination.
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spelling doaj-art-b047fd11da3a49d497748dac4bc2010b2025-08-20T03:41:53ZengAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem1984-04462025-08-0178suppl 210.1590/0034-7167-2023-0353Representation and social vulnerability to HIV in transgender peopleKarla Romana Ferreira de Souzahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2071-6412Elizandra Cassia da Silva Oliveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4785-4375Carla Andreia Alves de Andradehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8877-3344Sérgio Corrêa Marqueshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2597-4875Fátima Maria Leite Cruzhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9620-4424Aurélio Molina da Costahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2641-7686Fátima Maria Abrão da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3254-2851ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the social representations of HIV vulnerability in transgender women. Methods: this qualitative study was based on the Theory of Social Representations, using the structural approach. The research was conducted in a hospital specializing in gender-affirming surgeries, involving 100 self-declared transgender women. The Free Word Association technique was applied using the inducing term “HIV exposure in transgender women” to obtain representational content. Data analysis was performed using the four-quadrant technique, facilitated by the Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires software, version 0.7 alpha 2. Results: the possible central nucleus identified included the terms “prevention, prostitution as a profession, prejudice, and risky behavior”. Social and individual issues were highlighted as important elements in the vulnerability process. Conclusions: the social representations of HIV vulnerability in transgender women are grounded in structural factors that lead to inequality, exclusion, prejudice, and discrimination.http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672025000500155&lng=en&tlng=enNursingTransgender PersonsSocial VulnerabilityHIVSocial Theory
spellingShingle Karla Romana Ferreira de Souza
Elizandra Cassia da Silva Oliveira
Carla Andreia Alves de Andrade
Sérgio Corrêa Marques
Fátima Maria Leite Cruz
Aurélio Molina da Costa
Fátima Maria Abrão da Silva
Representation and social vulnerability to HIV in transgender people
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Nursing
Transgender Persons
Social Vulnerability
HIV
Social Theory
title Representation and social vulnerability to HIV in transgender people
title_full Representation and social vulnerability to HIV in transgender people
title_fullStr Representation and social vulnerability to HIV in transgender people
title_full_unstemmed Representation and social vulnerability to HIV in transgender people
title_short Representation and social vulnerability to HIV in transgender people
title_sort representation and social vulnerability to hiv in transgender people
topic Nursing
Transgender Persons
Social Vulnerability
HIV
Social Theory
url http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672025000500155&lng=en&tlng=en
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