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Mental Health Outcomes Among <i>Travestis</i> and Transgender Women in Brazil: A Literature Review and a Call to Action for Public Health Policies. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health
Travestis and transgender women in Brazil face a disproportionate burden of mental health conditions, exacerbated by structural discrimination, violence, and social exclusion.
Coelho DRA, Ferreira ALN, Vieira WF, Keuroghlian AS, Reisner SL.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Transgender people and travestis experiencing homelessness in Salvador: a descriptive study on sociodemographic profile and access to social assistance and health services, Brazil, 2021 and 2022. [PDF]

Epidemiol Serv Saude
Objective To describe the sociodemographic profile and access to social assistance and health services among trans people and travestis experiencing homelessness in Salvador, the capital city of Bahia state.
Dias WP, Nunes TS, Nascimento IMR, Abade EAF, Dultra LS, Marinho ML, Ribeiro GS, Nery JS.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

HIV prevention among adolescents travestis and transgender women in three Brazilian capitals, 2019-2023. [PDF]

Epidemiol Serv Saude
Objective To describe HIV prevention strategies and gender-based discrimination among adolescent travestis and transgender women. Methods This was a cross-sectional study involving 148 adolescent travestis and transgender women aged 15 to 19 years in ...
Leite BO, Magno L, Greco D, Grangeiro A, Dourado I.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Acceptability and completeness of vaccination schedules recommended for transgender women and travestis in the city of São Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional study, 2019-2020. [PDF]

Epidemiol Serv Saude
Objective To assess adherence to and completeness of vaccination schedules against human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis A and B among transgender women and travestis in São Paulo, capital city of São Paulo state.
Martins CL, Bassichetto KC, Veras MASM.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Multiple substance use and associated factors in transgender women and travestis: findings from the TransOdara Study, Brazil [PDF]

Rev Bras Epidemiol
Objective To estimate the prevalence of concomitant substance consumption and analyze associated risk factors in a non-probabilistic sample of the Brazilian population of transgender women and travestis. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with
da Mota J, Sperandei S, De Boni R, Dourado I, Veras M, Bastos F.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Access to healthcare for Trans, Travestis, and Gender-Diverse people in Latin America: a scoping review. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Background Trans, Travestis, and Gender-Diverse (TTGD) populations in Latin America face substantial barriers to equitable healthcare. Travesti refers to a regionally specific gender identity with distinct cultural and political meanings.
Gonçalves LMS, Rech Bonetti N, Moraes Cortes H, Glass BD, Soares L.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Physical examination for the detection of sexually transmitted infections among transgender women and travestis in Brazil: acceptability and associated factors. [PDF]

Rev Bras Epidemiol
Objective This study aimed to determine the acceptability and factors associated with uptake of a physical examination for the detection of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by transgender women and travestis in Brazil.
McCartney DJ, Carvalhal LG, Moraes CA, Mayaud P, Veras MASM.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prevalence of HIV infection among transgender women and travestis in Brazil: data from the TransOdara study [PDF]

Rev Bras Epidemiol
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among transgender women and travestis and to analyze factors associated with HIV infection in Brazil.
Dourado I, Magno L, Leite B, Bastos F, da Mota J, Veras M, Castejon M.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prevalence of syphilis in transgender women and travestis in Brazil: results from a national cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Rev Bras Epidemiol
Objective: The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of acquired syphilis and associated factors in a national survey. Methods: TransOdara was a cross-sectional study comprising transgender women and travestis (TGW) in five major cities in Brazil during
Rocha ABMD, Sperandei S, Benzaken A, Bacuri R, Bassichetto KC, Oliveira EL, Silveira EPRD, Dourado MIC, Veras MASM.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Movimentos emaranhados: travestis, movimentos sociais e práticas acadêmicas

Revista Estudos Feministas, 2019
As narrativas sobre as travestis e transexuais integram um conjunto significativo de trabalhos acadêmicos no Brasil, revelando diferentes formas de (re)contar a sociabilidade delas.
Gilson Goulart Carrijo, Keila Simpson, Emerson Fernando Rasera   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources