Publications by authors named "C Rodriguez-Otero Luppi"
Objective: To describe the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the trans population in the Baixada Santista region, São Paulo state.
Methods: This was a descriptive study involving adult trans people, selected through convenience sampling in 2023. A quantitative questionnaire was administered and in-depth interviews were conducted, which were analyzed using thematic grouping.
Food insecurity, nutritional status and socioeconomic factors in the transgender population: a cross-sectional study in the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista, Brazil, 2023.
Epidemiol Serv Saude
November 2024
Objective: To describe the distribution of nutritional status and food insecurity among the adult transgender population in the Baixada Santista region of the state of São Paulo and to identify associated factors.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using data from the research project entitled Mapping the Transgender Population in Baixada Santista of the state of São Paulo, conducted through a structured questionnaire administered between August and December 2023. The outcomes were nutritional status and food and nutrition insecurity (FNI).
Objective: To investigate the prior testing for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV) among transgender women and travestis (TGW) in five Brazilian cities and identify factors associated with each of these previous tests.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with the recruitment of TGW through respondent-driven sampling (TransOdara Study). The investigated outcome variable was prior testing for HIV, syphilis, HBV, and HCV in the last 12 months.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to determine the prevalence and contributing factors of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infections in transgender women and travestis across five Brazilian cities from 2019 to 2021.
- - A total of 1,297 participants were analyzed, revealing CT prevalence at 11.5%, NG at 13.3%, and coinfection at 3.6%, with certain factors like sex work and injectable drug use significantly linked to higher infection rates.
- - The findings highlight that transgender individuals, especially younger ones involved in sex work and illicit drug use, experience greater prevalence of sexually transmitted infections compared to the general population.
This article presents the results of an analysis of the performance of primary health care in São Paulo state over the last decade against a backdrop of financial crisis and health funding cuts. We conducted a time series analysis (2010-2019) of performance indicators across the following dimensions based on an adapted conceptual framework: health service performance, health system, and determinants of health. Annual percentage change was calculated for each indicator using a log-linear model.
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