Experiences of Transgender Women Who Used a Dual HIV/Syphilis Rapid Self-test to Screen Themselves and Potential Sexual Partners (the SMARTtest Study).
AIDS Behav
; 26(4): 1229-1237, 2022 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-34559351
ABSTRACT
HIV/syphilis self- and partner-testing may be especially appropriate for transgender women, since they shoulder a disproportionate burden of HIV, other STIs (e.g., syphilis), and report high levels of medical mistrust. The SMARTest study enrolled N = 50 sexual and gender minority individuals. The present analysis aims to understand the experiences (via in-depth interviews) of a subset of n = 11 transgender women who used INSTI Multiplex®, a combination HIV/syphilis rapid self-test, on themselves and potential sex partners. Participants reported that many partners were willing to test, and reported no testing-related violence. Most participants completed tests successfully, though gaining comfort with blood collection took time. There were no HIV-positive tests in this study; one participant and two partners reported a positive syphilis screening. All sought care. Our sample was small and results should be interpreted with caution, but indicate potential future directions for conducting research on self- and partner-testing among transgender women.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sífilis
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Infecções por HIV
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Pessoas Transgênero
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article