David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz, Aurora, CO, USA.
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2023 Jan-Dec;22:23259582231196705. doi: 10.1177/23259582231196705.
Transgender women's (TW) social networks may facilitate HIV prevention information dissemination and normative reinforcement. We conducted a qualitative study of social networks among 20 TW affiliated with 3 "casas trans" (houses shared among TW) in Lima, Peru, using diffusion of innovations theory to investigate community-level HIV prevention norms. Participants completed demographic questionnaires, social network interviews, and semistructured in-depth interviews. Median age was 26 and all participants engaged in sex work. Interviews revealed high HIV prevention knowledge and positive attitudes, but low engagement in HIV prevention. Respondents primarily discussed HIV prevention with other TW. Network members' opinions about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) frequently influenced respondents' personal beliefs, including mistrust of healthcare personnel, concern that PrEP efficacy was unproven, fear of adverse effects, and frustration regarding difficulty accessing PrEP. Patterns of influence in TW networks may be leveraged to improve uptake of HIV prevention tools, including PrEP.
跨性别女性(TW)的社交网络可能有助于传播 HIV 预防信息和强化规范。我们在秘鲁利马的 3 个“跨性别女性之家”(TW 共用的房屋)中对 20 名 TW 进行了一项关于社交网络的定性研究,使用创新传播理论来调查社区层面的 HIV 预防规范。参与者完成了人口统计问卷、社交网络访谈和半结构化深入访谈。中位数年龄为 26 岁,所有参与者都从事性工作。访谈显示,参与者对 HIV 预防有很高的认识和积极的态度,但对 HIV 预防的参与度较低。受访者主要与其他 TW 讨论 HIV 预防措施。网络成员对暴露前预防(PrEP)的看法经常影响受访者的个人信念,包括对医护人员的不信任、对 PrEP 疗效未经证实的担忧、对不良反应的恐惧,以及对获得 PrEP 的困难感到沮丧。TW 网络中的影响模式可以被利用来提高 HIV 预防工具的采用率,包括 PrEP。