Acceptability and Feasibility of HIV Self-Testing Among Transgender Women in San Francisco: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 928-938

  Lippman, Sheri A ^a   Moran, Lissa ^a   Sevelius, Jae ^a   Castillo, Leslie S ^a,b   Ventura, Angel ^a   Treves Kagan, Sarah ^a   Buchbinder, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; HIV home testing; HIV self test; Trans women; Transgender women

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

ADULT; AIRPLANE PILOT; CALIFORNIA; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSGENDER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PILOTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SAN FRANCISCO; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945559007     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-015-1236-2     Document Type: Article

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