A Multicomponent Intervention to Address Gender-based Violence in HIV

This project seeks to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the trauma-informed combination prevention intervention to improve HIV prevention continuum outcomes including the development of community-informed strategies for subsequent RCTs. We will conduct a one-arm pilot of the adapted multicomponent trauma-informed intervention named "Kickin it with the Gurlz." We will collect feasibility and acceptability data related to identifying, recruiting, enrolling, intervening with, and retaining participants (i.e. recruitment length, screening procedures, feasibility of conducting sessions, intervention acceptability, retention rates, feasibility of verifying self-reported and medical chart review data on PrEP use, and exit interviews with participants and staff at program conclusion). We will recruit 30 participants into the pilot study. Participants will complete baseline, end of program, and 3-month post-intervention follow-up surveys. Exit interviews and interviews with key stakeholders will identify strategies for implementing trauma-informed HIV prevention efficacy trials with transgender women of color within close-knit communities, such as acceptable and feasible control conditions, acceptable and feasible violence and gender affirmation screening, biomedical confirmation methods, contamination concerns, and potential changes needed within existing health care systems.