Self-Reported Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing and Diagnoses Among a Nationwide Online Sample of United States Transgender Women, 2022–2023
Bacterial STI testing was low, but diagnoses were high in this sample of transgender women. Differences in testing and diagnoses were associated with sociodemographic and behavioral factors. Sexually transmitted infection interventions tailored to transgender women are needed to increase testing and detection, prevent transmission, and reduce racial/ethnic disparities.
Authors
- Travis Sanchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-4762)
- Joanna A. Caldwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6248-9089)
- Ignacio Lucas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9426-5082)
- Stefan Baral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5482-2419)
- Mariah Valentine-Graves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2834-8602)
- Sarah McIvor Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4976-9713)
- Savannah Winter
- Jeb Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9165-1658)
- An Wei
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000002257
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00