Thailand (2014): Female transgender in Pattaya: Age category based social relations, and pathways through the HIV testing, care and treatment cascade

PSI/Thailand is implementing a program targeting transgender women in Pattaya. The program aims to promote safer sex and HIV testing and care through peer education and drop in centers and increase access to and availability of condoms and water-based lubricant through a high coverage social marketing strategy. PSI/Thailand has very little understanding of what happens to TG women after they test positive for HIV. The study investigates at what point TG are lost within the prevention, care and treatment cascade and why. This includes a detailed understanding of barriers to HCT uptake and common responses to diagnosis, and how and where services are accessed. The study employs a qualitative research method to generate narratives from TG respondents and key informants.