This paper presents results of a research priority setting process focused on trans women living with and affected by HIV across Canada. It features data from semi-structured interviews and focus groups conducted with a diverse group of 76 trans women in five urban centers across the country on how they have navigated health and social service programming within their geographic context. The results focus on the structure and types of services. Respondents offered simple, yet creative ways to address barriers to vital services based on their individual and collective experiences. Notably, participants stressed the need for 1) trans-friendly and trans-specific services, 2) integrated health services, and aid in navigating complex, overlapping systems, and 3) comprehensive community-based services. They also suggest employing trans women as care coordinators or case managers in order to foster more trans-friendly environments and empower community members. We identify concrete ways to improve health and social services at the level of service delivery and program design, as well as recommendations for future participatory research. We close with an interrogation of trans people, and trans women living with and affected by HIV in particular, as 'hard to reach' populations.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114610DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

trans women
16
health social
12
women living
12
living hiv
12
social services
8
services
7
women
5
trans
5
'i'm interested
4
interested i'm
4

Similar Publications

Intersectional Anticipated Discrimination Among Women Experiencing Homelessness in Argentina.

J Community Psychol

January 2025

Department of Social Psychology, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain.

Women experiencing homelessness constitute a group with idiosyncratic characteristics and needs that have largely remained invisible. Their discriminatory situation has been studied very little which may limit the design of specific intervention strategies. Buenos Aires (Argentina) is one of the main megalopolises in Latin America, where information on women experiencing homelessness is scarcely available.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Factors Associated with Transgender-Based Discrimination Among and Transgender Women in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Transgend Health

December 2024

Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Purpose: Transgender-based discrimination is associated with poor mental health, unemployment, and poverty. and transgender women (trans women) frequently experience transgender-based discrimination, but associated factors are understudied. Our objective was to identify the factors associated with transgender-based discrimination among trans women from Brazil.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Healthcare avoidance and delay among trans adults: Associations with mental and behavioral health outcomes.

Am J Prev Med

December 2024

Departments of Epidemiology and Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

Introduction: Healthcare avoidance and delay (HAD) is prevalent among transgender (trans) populations. This study sought to identify patterns of HAD and examine associations between HAD and 5 behavioral health outcomes among trans adults: depression, anxiety, tobacco and alcohol use, and intimate partner violence (IPV).

Methods: This study used survey data collected in 2023 from 789 trans adults in Washington state.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Designing of new trans-stilbene derivative: An entry barrier of Zika virus in host cell.

J Mol Graph Model

December 2024

Post Graduate Department of Chemistry, Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, Chandigarh, 160036, India.

A large population in the world lives in tropical and subtropical regions, showing a high risk of Zika viral infection which leads to a situation of global health emergency and demands extensive research to create effective antiviral medicines. Herein, we introduce the design of a new derivatized trans-stilbene molecule to investigate the inhibition of Zika virus entry into the host cell by molecular docking approach. The synthesized compound has been characterized by different analytical techniques such as FTIR, H NMR,C NMR and UV-visible spectroscopy as well as Mass spectrometry (MS).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) is a highly lethal haematological malignancy. It is rare in pregnancy and may be fatal if not managed promptly and appropriately. A woman in her 20s presented with high-grade fever at 16 weeks of her third pregnancy.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!