Mar 2012 - Jan 2013 | UNAIDS

UNAIDS produced two publications on transgender people and HIV which highlighted the extremely high prevalence of HIV amongst transgender persons (30 – 38% in Argentina, 10 – 42% in Asia), and the fact that violence against transgender men and women is a significant risk factor for them both in terms of contracting HIV as well as deterring them from accessing health and justice services.
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Abstract
UNAIDS produced two publications on transgender people and HIV which highlighted the extremely high prevalence of HIV amongst transgender persons (30 – 38% in Argentina, 10 – 42% in Asia), and the fact that violence against transgender men and women is a significant risk factor for them both in terms of contracting HIV as well as deterring them from accessing health and justice services.