"Some of us, we don't know where we're going to be tomorrow." Contextual factors affecting PrEP use and adherence among a diverse sample of transgender women in San Francisco.

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Abstract
Transgender women (TW) are disproportionately affected by HIV. Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce TW's vulnerability to HIV, but PrEP uptake has been limited among TW. To explore barriers to PrEP uptake, the study team conducted two semi-structured focus groups with TW in San Francisco at risk for HIV acquisition. A within-case, across-case approach was used to code and analyze emerging themes. Focus group participants were racially and ethnically diverse. A few participants in both groups had heard of PrEP, but some had not. Several said that their health care providers had not told them about PrEP. Participants in both groups had questions about side effects. They expressed medical mistrust and said poverty is an important context for their lives. They described a need for gender affirming health care services and raised concerns about interactions of PrEP with feminizing hormones. Information about side effects and interactions between gender affirming hormones and PrEP need to be explicitly addressed in PrEP education campaigns focusing on TW. Health care institutions and health departments should train clinical staff how to provide affirming care. Gender identity nondiscrimination laws and policies could improve transgender people's ability to earn a living and access health care.
Las mujeres transgénero (MT) se ven afectadas de manera desproporcionada por el VIH. La profilaxis preexposición (PrEP) antirretroviral puede reducir la vulnerabilidad de las MT al VIH; sin embargo, la adopción de la PrEP ha sido limitada en esta población. Para explorar las barreras para la adopción de la PrEP, el equipo del estudio llevó a cabo dos grupos focales semiestructurados con MT en riesgo de adquisición del VIH en San Francisco. Se utilizó un enfoque intra e intercasos para codificar y analizar los temas emergentes. Las participantes de los grupos focales eran racial y étnicamente diversas. Algunas participantes de ambos grupos habían oído hablar de la PrEP, pero otras no. Varias señalaron que sus proveedores de atención médica no les habían informado sobre la PrEP. Las participantes de ambos grupos tenían dudas acerca de los efectos secundarios. Asimismo, expresaron desconfianza médica e indicaron que la pobreza constituye un contexto relevante en sus vidas. Describieron la necesidad de servicios de atención de salud de afirmación de género y manifestaron inquietudes sobre las interacciones de la PrEP con las hormonas feminizantes. La información sobre los efectos secundarios y las interacciones entre las hormonas de afirmación de género y la PrEP debe abordarse de manera explícita en las campañas educativas sobre la PrEP dirigidas a las MT. Las instituciones de salud y los departamentos de salud deberían capacitar al personal clínico sobre cómo brindar una atención afirmativa. Las leyes y políticas de no discriminación por identidad de género podrían mejorar la capacidad de las personas transgénero para ganarse la vida y acceder a la atención médica.
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Authors Cahill, Sean R;Keatley, JoAnne;Wade Taylor, S;Sevelius, Jae;Elsesser, Steven A;Geffen, Sophia R;Wang, Tim;Mayer, Kenneth H;
Journal aids care
Year 2019
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10.1080/09540121.2019.1659912
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