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The need for targeted behavioural HIV-related interventions for transgender women in India: A scoping review
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Transgender women (TGW) in India are at high risk of HIV infection. Despite behavioural interventions aimed at reducing HIV risk, no literature synthesis exists so far to evaluate their potential for reducing HIV incidence in India This review was aimed to identify and e...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10278912/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37056071 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_875_22 |
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author | Lodge, William Klasko-Foster, Lynne Mimiaga, Matthew J. Biello, Katie B. |
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description | BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Transgender women (TGW) in India are at high risk of HIV infection. Despite behavioural interventions aimed at reducing HIV risk, no literature synthesis exists so far to evaluate their potential for reducing HIV incidence in India This review was aimed to identify and evaluate HIV-focussed behaviour change interventions for TGW in India. METHODS: Literature from three databases were reviewed up to June 2, 2021, for studies describing behavioural interventions for HIV prevention among TGW in India. The inclusion criteria were studies that included TGW and reported intervention effects on HIV prevention-related behaviour. Data were analyzed descriptively. RESULTS: Of the 146 articles screened, only three met the inclusion criteria. All three interventions were at the open pilot trial stage and included other high-risk groups (e.g. men who have sex with men). The interventions used behavioural counselling, increased sexually transmitted infection screening and sexual healthcare visits and leveraged community-based organizations to improve the outcomes. All these interventions showed modest improvements in health-seeking behaviour and access to services. However, none specifically targeted TGW. INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSIONS: The scoping review highlights the need for behavioural interventions for HIV prevention tailored to TGW in India. This study emphasizes the need for research to move to the next stage of intervention development and testing utilizing more rigorous evaluation methods, such as a randomized controlled trial. |
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spelling | pubmed-102789122023-06-20 The need for targeted behavioural HIV-related interventions for transgender women in India: A scoping review Lodge, William Klasko-Foster, Lynne Mimiaga, Matthew J. Biello, Katie B. Indian J Med Res Programme: Review Article BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Transgender women (TGW) in India are at high risk of HIV infection. Despite behavioural interventions aimed at reducing HIV risk, no literature synthesis exists so far to evaluate their potential for reducing HIV incidence in India This review was aimed to identify and evaluate HIV-focussed behaviour change interventions for TGW in India. METHODS: Literature from three databases were reviewed up to June 2, 2021, for studies describing behavioural interventions for HIV prevention among TGW in India. The inclusion criteria were studies that included TGW and reported intervention effects on HIV prevention-related behaviour. Data were analyzed descriptively. RESULTS: Of the 146 articles screened, only three met the inclusion criteria. All three interventions were at the open pilot trial stage and included other high-risk groups (e.g. men who have sex with men). The interventions used behavioural counselling, increased sexually transmitted infection screening and sexual healthcare visits and leveraged community-based organizations to improve the outcomes. All these interventions showed modest improvements in health-seeking behaviour and access to services. However, none specifically targeted TGW. INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSIONS: The scoping review highlights the need for behavioural interventions for HIV prevention tailored to TGW in India. This study emphasizes the need for research to move to the next stage of intervention development and testing utilizing more rigorous evaluation methods, such as a randomized controlled trial. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022-12 2023-04-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10278912/ /pubmed/37056071 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_875_22 Text en Copyright: © 2023 Indian Journal of Medical Research https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Programme: Review Article Lodge, William Klasko-Foster, Lynne Mimiaga, Matthew J. Biello, Katie B. The need for targeted behavioural HIV-related interventions for transgender women in India: A scoping review |
title | The need for targeted behavioural HIV-related interventions for transgender women in India: A scoping review |
title_full | The need for targeted behavioural HIV-related interventions for transgender women in India: A scoping review |
title_fullStr | The need for targeted behavioural HIV-related interventions for transgender women in India: A scoping review |
title_full_unstemmed | The need for targeted behavioural HIV-related interventions for transgender women in India: A scoping review |
title_short | The need for targeted behavioural HIV-related interventions for transgender women in India: A scoping review |
title_sort | need for targeted behavioural hiv-related interventions for transgender women in india: a scoping review |
topic | Programme: Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10278912/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37056071 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_875_22 |
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