Transgender women and men reported current HIV testing levels that were inconsistent with their HIV risk profiles. What are the implications for public health practice?
Transgender women and men self-reported testing at levels similar to cisgender heterosexual men and women. This analysis of 20 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data showed that transgender women and men self-reported a lower prevalence of HIV testing (both ever and in the past year) compared with gay and bisexual men whose gender identities match their sex assignments at birth (cisgender). CDC recommends that persons at high risk for HIV infection be screened for HIV at least annually, but transgender persons are not specified in the current recommendations, and current nationwide HIV testing rates for transgender persons are unknown. Transgender persons are at high risk for HIV infection.
