Prevalence and associated factors of sexualized drug use in sex work among transgender women sex workers in China.

Sexualized drug use (SDU) is associated with a higher risk of HIV transmission. There is a dearth of study investigating the association between sex work characteristics and SDU in sex work among transgender women sex workers. To address these gaps, we conducted a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study among 220 transgender women sex workers in Shenyang, China. The prevalence of SDU in sex work was 20.9% in the past month. After adjustment for age, HIV status, education, monthly income and duration of stay in Shenyang, performing sex work mainly in hotel rooms, charging higher per episode of commercial sex, depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms were associated with higher likelihood of SDU in sex work. Future SDU prevention programmes SDU targeting transgender women sex workers should focus on those who charged higher and performed sex work in hotel rooms, and integrate mental health promotion as an essential component.

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Xiaoyan Fan, Joseph T F Lau, Yong Cai, Jinghua Li, Tiecheng Ma, Jing Gu, Zixin Wang. Prevalence and associated factors of sexualized drug use in sex work among transgender women sex workers in China. AIDS care. 2021 Aug;33(8):1098-1106

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