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.PSI/泰国正在芭提雅开展一项针对跨性别女性的项目。该项目旨在通过同伴教育与临时接待中心（drop-in centers）推广安全性行为、艾滋病检测与诊疗关怀服务，并依托高覆盖度社会营销策略，提升安全套与水基润滑剂的可及性与供给量。目前，PSI/泰国对人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）检测呈阳性的跨性别女性的后续境遇尚缺乏深入了解。本研究旨在探究跨性别女性在艾滋病预防、关怀与治疗级联流程中于哪个节点流失，以及背后的成因。研究内容包括详细厘清艾滋病咨询检测（HIV Counseling and Testing，简称HCT）的参与阻碍因素、确诊后的常见应对反应，以及服务的获取渠道与场景。本研究采用定性研究方法，从跨性别女性受访者与关键知情人处收集叙事性研究资料。