Vulnerability of HIV/AIDS transgenous people: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective: To analyze scientific publications about the vulnerability of transgender people to HIV / AIDS, starting from the guiding question: What is the demand for scientific publications about the vulnerability of transgender people to HIV / AIDS? Methodology: The collection was carried out between March and December 2018, in the LILACS, CINAHL, MEDLINE and PubMed databases. Using the descriptor "Transgendered Persons OR Transgender" integrated with the descriptors "Vulnerability", "HIV / AIDS" using the Boolean AND and their analogues in Portuguese and Spanish. Results: The sample consisted of ten articles, six in English and four in Portuguese, from Sub-Saharan Africa, Brazil, India, Jamaica, Mexico and Peru. Conclusion: The sample pointed out that stigma leads to both depression and vulnerability to HIV infection in this population. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the vulnerability to HIV and the specific needs for prevention and treatment of infection in this population.