APRIL 14, 2022
National Transgender HIV Testing Day 2022
NATIONAL TRANSGENDER HIV TESTING DAY 2022
On April 18, AIDSVu recognizes National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD), a day to shed light on the disproportionate impact of HIV on the transgender community and to promote HIV testing, prevention, and care among transgender and gender non-binary people.
AIDSVu is committed to promoting data-driven public health decision-making by supporting conversations and action surrounding the need for better data on the impact of HIV on transgender people, systemic barriers to care experienced by transgender people, and transgender representation in HIV surveillance and interventions planning.
Transgender people are disproportionately impacted by HIV due to social and structural barriers to HIV prevention and care, such as stigma and discrimination, lack of awareness of transgender health among medical providers, and social exclusion. According to a new Special Report on Transgender Women in select U.S. cities from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4 in 10 Transgender Women surveyed between 2019 and 2020 were HIV positive.
According to a CDC Special Report on
Transgender Women in 7 U.S. cities, between 2019 and 2020,
4 in 10 Transgender Women (42%) were living with HIV.
Cities surveyed: Atlanta. Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, san Francisco, Seattle.
Source: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) SPECIAL REPORT: TRANSGENDER WOMEN IN SELECT US CITIES, 2019-2020.
Barriers to healthcare for transgender people living with HIV, such as discrimination or a lack of gender-sensitive care by medical professionals, prevent transgender people from accessing, receiving, and remaining in care. Additional findings in the CDC’s Special Report indicated that 17% of Transgender Women surveyed between 2019 and 2020 had no health insurance.
Outside of healthcare settings, stigma and discrimination against transgender people in society can create financial insecurity and other challenges for transgender men and women. In fact, 77% of transgender women and 67% of transgender men served by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program were living in poverty in 2020. In addition, the CDC’s Special Report found that 42% of Transgender Women surveyed across 7 cities between 2019 and 2020 experienced homelessness in the past 12 months.
In addition to these barriers, racial and ethnic disparities create higher burdens of HIV among some transgender populations. In 2020, Black and Hispanic/Latina Transgender Women represented 83% of Transgender Women served by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program.
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Source: AIDSVu
https://aidsvu.org/national-transgender-hiv-testing-day-2022/
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