The Relationship between Selling Sex and HIV Status among Transgender in Indonesia (Analysis of Integreted Biological and Behavioral Survey Data 2015)

Authors

  • Nurul Kholijah Aspia1, Ratna Djuwita2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i6.10007

Keywords:

HIV risk, transgender, transgender women, HIV status

Abstract

HIV prevalence in transgender women is increasing compared to previous years. The aim of the Cross

Sectional study was to find out the relationship between selling sex and HIV status among transgender in

Indonesia. This study used secondary data for the 2015 Integrated Biological and Behavioral Survey (IBBS).

Respondents were biologically male; ?15 years old; recognized by friends of profession, “mami”, or NGO

workers as a transgender women; answer the questions, having sex partner and results of HIV test. The

results showed that transgender who sell sex 1,358 times the risk of having a positive HIV status compared

to transgender who do not sell sex (95% CI: 1.045 - 1.766) after being controlled with a variable STIs history.

Author Biography

  • Nurul Kholijah Aspia1, Ratna Djuwita2

    1 Masters Program in Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia, 2 Department of Epidemiology Faculty of Public Health University of Indonesia

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Published

2020-06-25

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 6 (2020): Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Section

Articles

How to Cite

The Relationship between Selling Sex and HIV Status among Transgender in Indonesia (Analysis of Integreted Biological and Behavioral Survey Data 2015). (2020). Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 11(6), 1409-1415. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i6.10007