San Francisco Department of Public Health, HIV Epidemiology Section, San Francisco, California, USA.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2012 Jul-Aug;23(4):306-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2011.09.001. Epub 2011 Nov 13.
Evidence suggests that transgender female youth (TFY), much like their adult transgender female peers, are at high risk for HIV. Yet little attention has been given to important developmental experiences of TFY that may impact HIV risk for this youth population. The overall purpose of this study was to explore HIV risk in TFY. A reoccurring theme from the qualitative data was the importance of parents. To better understand the impact of parents on HIV risk among TFY, in-depth individual interview data from 21 TFY in Los Angeles and Chicago were analyzed, suggesting a potential link between HIV-related risk behavior and parental support. Youth with parental support in this sample reported regular condom use, while those without such support reported inconsistent condom use. Implications for the unique research and interventions needs of TFY related to parental support and sexual risk behaviors are discussed.
有证据表明，跨性别女性青年（TFY）与成年跨性别女性一样，面临很高的 HIV 风险。然而，人们很少关注可能影响这一年轻人群 HIV 风险的 TFY 的重要发展经历。本研究的总体目的是探讨 TFY 的 HIV 风险。定性数据中的一个反复出现的主题是父母的重要性。为了更好地理解父母对 TFY 中 HIV 风险的影响，对洛杉矶和芝加哥的 21 名 TFY 的深入个人访谈数据进行了分析，这表明与父母支持相关的与 HIV 相关的风险行为之间存在潜在联系。在这个样本中，有父母支持的青少年报告经常使用避孕套，而没有这种支持的青少年报告使用避孕套不一致。讨论了与父母支持和性风险行为相关的 TFY 独特的研究和干预需求的意义。
