Author(s): Kerr-Correa, Florence [UNESP] ; Leal Pinheiro Junior, Francisco Marto ; Martins, Telma Alves ; Conceicao Costa, Daniel Lucas da ; Maia Macena, Raimunda Hermelinda ; Salani Mota, Rosa Maria ; Yaegaschi, Marcelle Yumi [UNESP] ; Lopes Carneiro, Kalina Livia ; Kendall, Carl ; Franco Sansigolo Kerr, Ligia Regina
Date: 2018
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/164757
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Alcohol Drinking; Transgender Persons; Transvestism
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Travestis Association of Ceara (ATRAC)
Brazilian Ministry of Health (Department of STD/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis)
There is a lack of information about alcohol use by transgender women. We estimated the prevalence of dangerous alcohol use in the last 12 months by transgender women, who are known as travestis in Brazil, and we identified the associated risk factors. Three hundred travestis were recruited using Respondent Driving Sampling (RDS). We applied the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). We controlled the sample by applying a weight to each interviewee. Three quarters (74.2%) of travestis were regular drinkers, half (48.7%) scored over eight in the AUDIT and 14.8% scored over 20. The risk factors for alcohol use were: aged over 24, low income and unprotected sex. The dangerous use of alcohol is prevalent among travestis. Given that this group has a greater risk of HIV infection and transmission, and that the dangerous use of alcohol was associated with unsafe sex, specific intervention strategies are required.
Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Med, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
Univ Fed Ceara, Fac Med, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
Secretaria Saude Estado, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Psiquiatria, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Univ Fed Ceara, Dept Estatist & Matemat Aplicada, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
Tulane Univ, Sch Publ Hlth & Trop Med, New Orleans, LA USA
Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Med, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
