Determinants of inconsistent condom use during penetrative and receptive anal intercourse among hijra and transgender people in India

Nishakar Thakur, Devarshi Bhoi, Sanjay Rai, Shashi Kant, Kiran Goswami, Puneet Misra, Partha Haldar, Shruti Vashisht, Yujwal Raj, Chandrasekhar Reddy, Centre for Community Medicine, New Delhi, SI Divison, New Delhi, Department of Community Medicine, Ims Bhu

International Journal of STD & AIDS: Clinical practice in sexual health

Published online on March 02, 2026

Abstract

International Journal of STD & AIDS, Volume 37, Issue 7, Page 738-749, June 2026.
IntroductionReceptive anal sex drives HIV transmission. Hijra and transgender persons in India experience a high burden of HIV and face multiple social and behavioral vulnerabilities. We examined the determinants of inconsistent condom use during ...