Relationship between childhood abuse and self-harm among transvestites and transgender women in Rio de Janeiro state 2019-2020.

Objective: To analyze the relationship between childhood abuse and self-harm in a group of transvestites and transgender women from the state of Rio de Janeiro.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted with 139 participants selected through convenience sampling between 2019 and 2020. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection.

Childhood Parental Neglect, Abuse and Rejection Among Transgender Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

We aimed to estimate the proportions of childhood parental neglect, abuse, and rejection and to evaluate the co-occurrence of these experiences among transgender women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample enrolled between July 2019 and March 2020, using an adapted version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Proportions and corresponding confidence intervals (CI) were calculated.

Type of delivery and perinatal outcomes in pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: There is paucity in the literature that provides a comprehensive and evidence-based conclusion regarding this topic.

Objective: To compare perinatal outcomes of vaginal and caesarean section delivery in women diagnosed with COVID-19 by meta-analysis of literature.

Search Strategy: The search was conducted on MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews by 25th May 2022.

Characteristics of women diagnosed with mpox infection compared to men: A case series from Brazil.

Background: Cisgender men were mostly affected during the 2022 mpox multinational outbreak, with few cases reported in women. This study compares the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with mpox infection according to gender in Rio de Janeiro.

Methods: We obtained surveillance data of mpox cases notified to Rio de Janeiro State Health Department (June 12 to December 15, 2022).

Impact of Latent M. tuberculosis Infection Treatment on Time to CD4/CD8 Recovery in Acute, Recent, and Chronic HIV Infection.

Introduction: In people living with HIV, active and latent tuberculosis (TB) coinfections are associated with immune activation that correlate with HIV progression and mortality. We investigated the effect of initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) during acute (AHI), recent (RHI), or chronic HIV infection (CHI) on CD4/CD8 ratio normalization and associated factors, the impact of latent TB infection treatment, and prior/concomitant TB diagnosis at the time of ART initiation.

Methods: We included sex with men and transgender women individuals initiating ART with AHI, RHI and CHI between 2013 and 2019, from a prospective cohort in Brazil.