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Experiences of Transgender Women Who Used a Dual HIV/Syphilis Rapid Self-test to Screen Themselves and Potential Sexual Partners (the SMARTtest Study)
AIDS and behavior, v 26(4), pp 1229-1237
Apr 2022
PMID: 34559351
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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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- Title
- Experiences of Transgender Women Who Used a Dual HIV/Syphilis Rapid Self-test to Screen Themselves and Potential Sexual Partners (the SMARTtest Study)
- Creators
- Christine Tagliaferri Rael - University of Colorado College of Nursing, Aurora, USABryan A Kutner - HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.Javier Lopez-Rios - Drexel UniversityCody Lentz - HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.Curtis Dolezal - HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.Iván C Balán - Florida State University
- Publication Details
- AIDS and behavior, v 26(4), pp 1229-1237
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Grant note
- K23MH124569 / NIMH NIH HHS P30MH043520 / NIMH NIH HHS K01MH115785 / NIMH NIH HHS R01HD088156 / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000698863800001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85115613386
- Other Identifier
- 991019168119804721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Social Sciences, Biomedical