HIV Prevention Intervention for Young Transgender Women

"The 6-session HIV prevention intervention curriculum, LifeSkills, incorporates interactive activities, in-depth discussions, videos, games, and role-plays to help young transgender women develop, practice, and integrate new skills into real-life situations. Activities address each aspect our theoretical framework (information, motivation, behavior), including experiences that may pre-dispose young transgender women to HIV/STI risk. Participants will also receive HIV and STI testing and counseling prior to the start of the intervention."

The comparison condition is a 6-session group-based and manualized health promotion intervention. Participants will also receive HIV and STI testing and counseling prior to the start of the intervention.