Mak Nyahs in Malaysia: does HIV/AIDS knowledge really reduce HIV-related risk behaviours?

• Main Authors: Suofeiya, Maliya, Razali, Zul Azlin, Mohd Subri, Irwan, Draman, Samsul, Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: BF Psychology; R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RA1190 Toxicology; RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health; RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/68639/1/68639_Mak%20Nyahs%20in%20Malaysia%20-does%20HIV-AIDS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/68639/2/68639_Mak%20Nyahs%20in%20Malaysia%20-does%20HIV-AIDS_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/68639/3/68639_Mak%20Nyahs%20in%20Malaysia%20-does%20HIV-AIDS_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/68639/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_17_no_3/Vol17No3-029.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction. Male-to-female transgender individuals are known as mak nyahs in Malaysia. Akin to many other countries, mak nyahs face discriminations in securing proper employment, thus many end up in sex trade, exposing them to HIV-related high risk behaviours. This paper aims to investigate the kn...