Microeconomic Intervention to Reduce HIV Transmission in Economically Disadvantaged Transgender Women

Not Applicable

Terminated

Conditions: Hiv
Transgenderism

Interventions: Behavioral: Microeconomic Intervention

Registration Number: NCT04275310

Lead Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

Brief Summary: The purpose of this research study is to learn more about the economic situations, discrimination experiences, and risk behaviors of transgender women. The ultimate purpose of the study is to test an intervention to improve financial conditions and reduce HIV risk behaviors in transgender women.

Detailed Description: The study includes a microeconomic intervention which will provide education on a variety of economic and behavioral topics. Participants will complete questionnaires on multiple occasions during the study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: TERMINATED

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 4

Inclusion Criteria

Transgender woman
18-45 years of age

At least one of the following economic vulnerability factors:

unemployment or underemployment [less than 20 hours/week], low income [less than the Medicaid poverty threshold], housing insecurity in the past year or food insecurity in the past year

• Behavioral vulnerability to HIV transmission (reported at least one episode of unprotected sex in prior 6 months or at least one other behavioral HIV transmission risk factor in the past 6 months: [transactional sex, multiple sexual partners, 1-time sexual partner, sex under the influence of drugs or alcohol, sex with partner of unknown HIV status).

Exclusion Criteria

obvious signs of intoxication or cognitive impairment
cannot speak English.

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Microeconomic intervention	Microeconomic Intervention	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Employment Status	Baseline to up to 9 months	Number of participants whose status with respect to employment improves after the intervention.
Change in Income	Baseline to up to 9 months	Number of participants whose income increases after the intervention.
Change in Housing Stability	Baseline to up to 9 months	Number of participants whose access to stable permanent housing improves after the intervention.
Change in Savings	Baseline to up to 9 months	Number of participants whose savings increase after the intervention.
Change in Compliance With Recommended Biomedical Prevention or Treatment	Baseline to up to 9 months	Number of participants who demonstrate higher compliance with recommended biomedical prevention or treatment behaviors after the intervention.
Change in Self Reported HIV Risk Behavior	Baseline to up to 9 months	Number of participants whose self-reports of behaviors known to increase risk for HIV goes down after the intervention.