Title
TransPrEP: Results from the Pilot Study of a Social Network-Based Intervention to Support PrEP Adherence Among Transgender Women in Lima, Peru
Date Issued
01 June 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Clark J.
Reisner S.
Perez-Brumer A.
Huerta L.
Moriarty K.
Luque M.M.
Okochi H.
Mimiaga M.
Sanchez J.
Gandhi M.
Mayer K.H.
Instituto de Estudios de Salud Sexual y Derechos Humanos
Publisher(s)
Springer
Abstract
We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial of a social network-based intervention to promote PrEP adherence among transgender women (TW) in Lima, Peru. We enrolled 89 TW from six social networks and cluster-randomized them 1:1 to standard of care (n = 44) or the TransPrEP intervention (n = 45). Core workshops discussed strategies to support PrEP adherence and defined group adherence objectives. Maintenance workshops discussed participants’ experiences taking PrEP and collective adherence goals. At 3-month follow-up, we evaluated 40 participants and obtained 29 hair samples for tenofovir level measurements. Though no significant differences were observed, 36.4% (4/11) of participants of TransPrEP participants and 10.0% (1/10) of control participants had tenofovir levels > 0.023 ng/mg, consistent with ≥ 4 doses per week. 81.8% (9/11) of intervention and 40.0% (4/10) of control participants had any detectable tenofovir in their hair. Pilot assessment of our network-based intervention suggested a trend towards improved PrEP adherence, measured objectively, for TW in Peru.
Start page
1873
End page
1883
Volume
25
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Dermatología, Enfermedades venéreas Ciencias socio biomédicas (planificación familiar, salud sexual, efectos políticos y sociales de la investigación biomédica)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85098481807
PubMed ID
Source
AIDS and Behavior
ISSN of the container
10907165
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