Fostering Resilience to Psychosocial and HIV Risk in Indian MSM

The intervention will consist of HIV/STI counseling and testing as well as individual counseling sessions and group sessions. The primary focus of the group sessions are to help foster self-acceptance by the support from the group, as well as learn skills to reduce distress and HIV risk. The primary purpose of the individual sessions is to help develop and implement an individualized plan for HIV risk reduction, and, as needed and available, linkage to other services.

The counseling component is standard of care in India and will focus on HIV/STI risk and how to minimize risk. This is followed by biological testing for HIV and STIs.