1 Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois.
2 Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University , Chicago, Illinois.
LGBT Health. 2018 Aug-Sep;5(6):381-386. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2018.0039.
This study documents the prevalence and acceptability of self-reported nongenital sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing among young transgender women (n = 72).
Bivariate analyses assessed differences in outcomes by demographic and behavioral characteristics.
Less than half of participants self-reported nongenital STI testing (43% rectal; 44% pharyngeal). More than half of the sample reported that they would not find self-collection of specimens uncomfortable/unpleasant (53% rectal; 62% pharyngeal). No differences were found between demographics and prevalence of nongenital STI testing; those reporting condomless receptive anal sex were more likely to report previous pharyngeal testing.
Future studies should document prevalence of nongenital STIs among transgender women.
本研究记录了年轻跨性别女性（n=72）自我报告的非生殖器性传播感染（STI）检测的流行率和可接受性。
采用双变量分析评估了人口统计学和行为特征差异对结果的影响。
不到一半的参与者自我报告进行了非生殖器 STI 检测（直肠 43%；咽 44%）。超过一半的样本报告说，他们不会觉得自我采集样本不舒服/不愉快（直肠 53%；咽 62%）。人口统计学特征和非生殖器 STI 检测的流行率之间没有差异；那些报告无保护的接受性肛交的人更有可能报告之前进行过咽拭子检测。
未来的研究应记录跨性别女性中非生殖器 STI 的流行率。
