Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to AIDS amongst transgender women in Chongqing, China: a cross-sectional study

Transgender women (TGWs) constitute one of the key populations for HIV prevention and control and constitute a high-risk group due to a lack of health services. The aim of this study was to investigate knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) related to HIV and knowledge access and needs amongst tr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC public health 2024-09, Vol.24 (1), p.2522-11, Article 2522
Hauptverfasser:	Tan, Yangxi, Yang, Jiajie, Cui, Yuting, Zhou, Hailong, Zhao, Jing, Ouyang, Lin, Zhou, Chao, Chen, Fei
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - psychology Adolescent Adult AIDS AIDS (Disease) Applications programs Attitudes Beliefs, opinions and attitudes China - epidemiology Confidence intervals Cross-Sectional Studies Disease prevention Education Female Health aspects Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health services HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Knowledge acquisition Knowledge, attitude and practice Literacy Male Middle Aged Mobile computing Population studies Prevention Public opinion Questionnaires Risk groups Schools Smartphones Social organization Surveys and Questionnaires Transgender people Transgender Persons - psychology Transgender Persons - statistics & numerical data Transgender women Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Transgender women (TGWs) constitute one of the key populations for HIV prevention and control and constitute a high-risk group due to a lack of health services. The aim of this study was to investigate knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) related to HIV and knowledge access and needs amongst transgender women in Chongqing, China. A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2022 to March 2023. A total of 128 self-identified TGWs were recruited in Chongqing, China, via snowball sampling, and a KAP-related questionnaire was completed via Questionnaire Star. For the 128 TGWs surveyed effectively, the total knowledge of AIDS-related knowledge was 82.03%, with significant differences in age, education level, marital status, occupation and average monthly income (p
ISSN:	1471-2458 1471-2458
DOI:	10.1186/s12889-024-19901-z