Abstract
Adolescent and young adult transgender women have unique needs and challenges related to HIV infection risk and are in urgent need of specifically tailored prevention programs that address those needs and challenges. This article describes the development of an innovative multidimensional HIV prevention intervention for young transgender women aged 16 to 24. Using principles of community-based participatory research, a six-session manualized curriculum was created that reaches beyond HIV skills and knowledge deficits and acknowledges the role of discrimination and stigmatization―in housing, employment, access to health care, and social settings―in risk behaviors. The article ends with a brief description of a feasibility trial of the intervention and its promise for future prevention efforts.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 99-113 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2 2016 |
Keywords
- HIV prevention
- curriculum development
- discrimination
- risk
- transgender youth
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
