Andrew Mujugira, Beyonce Karungi, Jackson Mugisha, Agnes Nakyanzi, Monica Bagaya, Brenda Kamusiime, Alisaati Nalumansi, Grace Kakoola Nalukwago, Vicent Kasiita, Chris Collins Twesigye, Olivia Nampewo, Rogers Nsubuga, Kikulwe Robert Nyanzi, Timothy Muwonge, Monique A Wyatt, Norma C Ware, Jessica E Haberer
INTRODUCTION: Peer delivery is a client-centred approach that could maximize the coverage and impact of HIV services for transgender women (TGW). We conducted qualitative interviews to examine how peer-delivered HIV self-testing (HIVST), sexually transmitted infection self-sampling (STISS) and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) influenced prevention choices among TGW and their intimate partners in Uganda. METHODS: Within a cluster randomized trial of peer-delivered HIVST, STISS and PrEP among HIV-negative TGW (NCT04328025), we conducted 55 qualitative interviews with 30 TGW, 15 intimate partners and 10 TGW peers (August 2021-February 2022)...
December 2023: Journal of the International AIDS Society