Abstract
This study employed focus group methodology to evaluate the impact of the first HIV prevention education workshop targeting the transgender community. The impact on AIDS awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and risk reduction; participant satisfaction; and suggestions for program improvement were assessed. Qualitative analysis of the discussion transcript indicated the following: a panel of transgender persons with HIV/AIDS enhanced AIDS awareness and perceived susceptibility to HIV infection, sexual negotiation role-plays facilitated risk reduction by helping participants put knowledge into practice in a transgender-specific context, and assessment of personal risk and the development of an individualized prevention plan appeared effective. Participants suggested paying more attention to the context in which HIV risk occurs, integrating HIV prevention into transgender-specific sexuality education, and diversifying recruitment and intervention strategies to target hard-to-reach subgroups of the transgender population.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 125-133 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Sex Education and Therapy |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 1998 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Walter Bockting, Drs, is Instructor and Coordinator of Transgender Services, "Bean" Robinson is Assistant Professor, and Simon Rosser is Associate Professor with the Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Medical School, University of Minnesota. Correspondence should be addressed to the first author at PHS, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 180, Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015, USA, e-mail: bockt001@ gold.tc.umn.edu We acknowledge the collaboration of the City of Lakes Crossgender Community, the Minnesota Freedom of Gender Expression, the Minnesota AIDS Project, and the Aliveness Project. In particular, we acknowledge the contributions of the following transgender community representatives: Aaron, Celie, Debbie, Dotty /Kevin, Jane, Mira, Sander, and Susan. We thank Tim Buroker, MD (assistant moderator of the focus group), Karen Scheltema, MA, MS (data analyst), Anne Marie Weber-Main, PhD (manuscript editor), and Eli Coleman, PhD (program director) for their assistance. This study was funded by the American Foundation for AIDS Research, grant # 100108-12-EG.
