Table 1.
Socio-demographic, behavioural and clinical characteristics of transwomen living with HIV, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Variable | RDS weighted, % (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 18–24 | 10.1 (0.0–26.7) |
| 25–35 | 50.8 (27.6–74.0) |
| 36–45 | 22.1 (9.7–34.6) |
| >45 | 17.0 (0.0–42.2) |
| Self-declared race/skin colour | |
| White | 19.5 (4.7–34.2) |
| Mixed/other | 39.3 (16.5–62.1) |
| Black | 41.2 (13.8–68.6) |
| Monthly income (in R$) | |
| ≤500 (160 USD) | 54.9 (30–79.6) |
| 501–1000 (160–320 USD) | 33.6 (7.6–59.7) |
| >1000 (320 USD) | 11.5 (0.0–24.6) |
| Years of formal education | |
| <4 | 11.6 (0.0–25.8) |
| 4–8 | 27.8 (12.7–42.9) |
| 9–12 | 59.0 (52.7–65.3) |
| >12 | 1.6 (0.0–20.1) |
| Gender identity | |
| Travesti | 36.8 (21.3–52.4) |
| Woman | 24.3 (8.2–40.4) |
| Transgender woman | 37.2 (15.3–59.2) |
| Other definitions | 1.6 (0.0–14.1) |
| Lack of access to healthcare due to self-identification as trans | 21.8 (12.1–31.5) |
| Access to trans-specific healthcare | 12.4 (5.3–19.6) |
| Ever had transgender surgeries | 1.7 (0.0–7.3) |
| Housing instability | 56.4 (30.8–81.9) |
| Sex work (ever) | 85.8 (69.4–100) |
| Sex work (current) | 68.7 (39.5–98.0) |
| Illicit drug use in the prior 12 mo1 | 75.0 (56.3–93.8) |
| Binge drinking | 69.9 (53.2–86.6) |
| CD4+ cell count (cells/mm3) | |
| ≤200 | 8.4 (0.0–29.4) |
| 201–350 | 4.5 (0.0–15.6) |
| 351–500 | 13.7 (0.0–29.0) |
| >500 | 73.3 (55.9–90.7) |
RDS: respondent-driven sampling; CI: confidence interval