Researchers in India wanted to evaluate the prevalence of HIV and risk behaviors in male sex workers as well as the association between sociodemographic factors and HIV

Researchers in India wanted to evaluate the prevalence of HIV and risk behaviors in male sex workers as well as the association between sociodemographic factors and HIV. The data were collected in June 2009 using interviewer-administered questionnaires (for sociodemographic and behavior data), clinical evaluation for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and serological evaluation for STIs (including HIV). The prevalence of HIV in male sex workers was 33%. They also found that male-to-female transgendered people had higher odds of HIV-infection compared with people who were biologically male (odds ratio [OR]: 3.5, 95% confidence interval: 1.0, 11.7). Similarly, they also found that HIV prevalence was higher among those in whom sex work was the main occupation compared with those in whom sex work was not the main occupation (40% vs. 7%). Study Design: Exposures: Outcome: