Sheri A Lippman, Jae M Sevelius, Gustavo Santa Roza Saggese, Hailey Gilmore, Katia Cristina Bassichetto, Daniel Dutra de Barros, Renata Batisteli de Oliveira, Luca Fasciolo Maschião, Dorothy Chen, Maria Amelia de Sousa Mascena Veras
Trans women living with HIV (TWH) have suboptimal HIV care engagement. We pilot tested Trans Amigas, a theory-based, trans-specific peer navigation (PN) intervention to address barriers to care in São Paulo, Brazil. TWH were randomized to the PN intervention (n = 75) or control (n = 38) condition. Control participants were referred to trans-friendly HIV care. Intervention participants were assigned a navigator who conducted nine in-person one-on-one sessions and bi-weekly phone or text check-ins to help participants overcome barriers to care and work towards gender affirmation and healthcare goals...
February 4, 2022: AIDS and Behavior