Report

HIV Testing and PrEP Use in a National Probability Sample of Sexually Active Transgender People in the United States

July 2020

Using findings from the U.S. Transgender Population Health Survey, this report represents the first study to examine the use of PrEP among transgender people using a national probability sample in the United States. It appeared in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes in May 2020.

AUTHORS
Highlights
People who regularly tested for HIV and people who experienced affirmation of their gender identity were more likely to use PrEP.
Transgender people of color were 8 times more likely than white transgender people to be tested for HIV at least once per year.
Those who were not tested for HIV at least once a year were less likely to have favorable attitudes toward PrEP.
Data Points
23%
of transgender people at high risk for HIV infection have never been tested for HIV
46%
are tested for HIV annually
HIV Testing and PrEP Use in a National Probability Sample of Sexually Active Transgender People in the United States