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01-12-2017 | Original Paper

The Where and How for Reaching Transgender Women and Men Who Have Sex with Men with HIV Prevention Services in Guatemala

Authors: William M. Miller, William C. Miller, Clare Barrington, Sharon S. Weir, Sanny Y. Chen, Michael E. Emch, Audrey E. Pettifor, Gabriela Paz-Bailey

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 12/2017

Abstract

This study aims to describe the transgender women and men who have sex with men (MSM) missed through venue-based sampling and illustrate how data on venues can be used to prioritize service delivery. Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) and time-location sampling (TLS) were used concurrently in 2010 for behavioral surveillance among MSM and transgender women in Guatemala City. RDS recruits who did not frequent venues (n = 106) were compared to TLS recruits (n = 609). TLS participants recruited at different types of venues were compared. RDS recruits who did not frequent venues were less educated, less likely to identify as gay, more likely to have concurrent partners and female sexual partners. Participants recruited at NGOs, saunas, hotels, streets and parks had more partners, were more likely to receive money for sex or have concurrent partners. Prevention programs for MSM and transgender women should characterize social venues and people that frequent them and improve service coverage through venues and social networks.

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Title: The Where and How for Reaching Transgender Women and Men Who Have Sex with Men with HIV Prevention Services in Guatemala
Authors: William M. Miller
William C. Miller
Clare Barrington
Sharon S. Weir
Sanny Y. Chen
Michael E. Emch
Audrey E. Pettifor
Gabriela Paz-Bailey
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 12/2017
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-016-1655-8

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