Quantitative analysis finds significant HIV prevalence disparities among transgender beneficiaries of color, indicating critical health inequities.
We compared the prevalence of HIV across race and ethnicity groups for transgender and gender-diverse (trans) and cisgender Medicare beneficiaries using quantitative intersectional analysis of Medicare claims data from 2011 to 2020. We found that approximately 61% of the excess HIV prevalence among trans Asian and Pacific Islander beneficiaries, 62% among Hispanic beneficiaries, and 78% among Black beneficiaries is associated with the intersection of racialized and gendered experience.
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