What Are Male-to-Female Transgender Persons' (MtF) HIV Prevention Needs?

This information sheet discusses the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) prevention needs of male-to-female transgender persons (MtFs). It explains what being transgender means, whether HIV is a concern, who are partners of MtFs, how challenges are addressed, the risks posed to MtFs for HIV transmission, and what is currently being done and what still needs to be done to promote HIV prevention among MtFs.