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A 2013 meta-analysis of data from 39 studies in 15 countries, including 11,066 transgender women revealed an HIV prevalence of nearly 20% among trans women globally, with prevalence varying from 18% in low- and middle-income countries, to 22% in high-income countries.16 The authors report that, based on these studies, trans women are 49 times more likely than other adults to be living with HIV. However, these data must be considered with caution given that trans women are also less likely to be engaged in health care, which may mean that a significant number of people in this population are living with undiagnosed HIV.
Transgender people
Transgender women are around 49 times more likely to be living with HIV than other adults of reproductive age with an estimated worldwide HIV prevalence of 19%; in some countries the HIV prevalence rate in transgender women is 80 times that of the general adult population. Little data is...