Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Cisgender and Transgender Women Sex Workers in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Wickersham, Jeffrey A., Gibson, Britton A., Bazazi, Alexander R., Pillai, Veena, Pedersen, Courtney J., Meyer, Jaimie P., El-Bassel, Nabila, Mayer, Kenneth H., Kamarulzaman, Adeeba, Altice, Frederick L.
• Format: Article
• Published: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22807/; https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000662

Background Sex workers face a disproportionate burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STI) worldwide. For cisgender women sex workers (CWSW), global HIV prevalence is over 10%, whereas transgender women sex workers (TWSW) face an HIV burden of 19% to 27%. M...