Who are the transgender women living with HIV in France? Sociodemographic, transition, and care characteristics. Results of the ANRS-Trans&HIV survey;

This article aims to describe the sociodemographic, transition, and care characteristics of transgender women living with HIV (TWLVH) receiving hospital care in France. It also describes the migration patterns of transgender women born abroad. The data presented are from the ANRS-Trans&HIV survey, a national, cross-sectional, retrospective, and community-based study of TWFH receiving HIV care in hospital units in France. The survey was conducted between 2020 and 2022. Sociodemographic characteristics, transition status, and experiences of living with HIV were compared between transgender women of French nationality and those of foreign nationality at the time of the survey, using chi-square tests and Wilcoxon tests. Among the 506 transgender women living with HIV who participated in the survey, 11% were French by birth, 3.2% had acquired French citizenship, and 86% were foreign nationals. Among the foreign nationals, 93% were from Latin America, and 37% did not have a residence permit at the time of the survey. The median age was 43 years (interquartile range (IQR): [36–50]). 69% of the respondents lived on less than 1,000 euros per month (74% among foreign women and 39% among French women, p

Author(s): Balhan Liam, Annequin Margot, Faye Aissatou, Mora Marion, Van Huizen Raymond, Fiorentino Marion, Protière Christel, Bourrelly Michel, Maradan Gwenaëlle, Berenger Cyril, Michard Florence, Yazdanpanah Yazdan, Freire Maresca Anaenza, Rouveix Elisabeth, Costa Marie, Michels David, Blanquart Laszlo, Rincon Giovanna, Spire Bruno

Publishing year: 2025

Pages: 364-372

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2025, n° 19-20, p. 364-372

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