The South-East Asian Transgender Health Cohort

Institute of HIV Research and Innovation Foundation, Thailand450 enrolled

Overview

This is a prospective observational cohort study that will enroll 300 HIV-negative transgender people and 150 transgender people living with HIV from 4 community health centers in Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Each participant will be followed-up until the completion of 24 months.

This prospective observational cohort study will longitudinally track physical (e.g. HIV/STI, sexual risk behavior, gender affirmation, clinical information, cardiovascular health, medical history) and mental health (e.g. stigma and discrimination, gender-based violence, anxiety, depression); identify biomedical, structural, and psychosocial factors impacting physical and mental health among transgender people; describe the structural barriers to healthcare experienced by transgender people as well as develop the guidance on holistic healthcare policies for transgender people.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

450

Conditions

HIV STIs HCV

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Thai/Vietnamese/Filipino nationality * Aged ≥ 18 years old * Self-identify as a transgender woman or transgender man * Have signed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (5)

Victoria by LoveYourself

Pasay, Manila, Philippines

Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand (RSAT)

Bangkok, Bangkapi, Thailand

Institute of HIV Research and Innovation

Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand

Tangerine Clinic, Institute of HIV Research and Innovation

Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

New cases of HIV infection in transgender people

Longitudinally evaluate medical conditions in physiology by using self-administered questionnaires (e.g. sexual behavioral risk assessment) and laboratory results of anti-HIV over 24 months of follow-up.

Time frame: 24 months

Mental health status in transgender people

Longitudinally evaluate the mental health as well as gender violence, stigma, discrimination, substance use, etc. by using self-administered questionnaires (e.g. mental health assessment, psychosocial assessment) including gender affirmation in primary care (e.g., hormones and/or surgical interventions history).

Time frame: 24 months

Structural factors and psychosocial factors that impact the physiology and mental health of transgender people

This is related to no.2 and will be collected by using the same questionnaires of self-administered. After collecting and grouping the data, we will know the structure and psychosocial problems that impact the health care system's access of transgender people.

Time frame: 24 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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