Global scoping review of HIV prevention research with transgender people: Transcending from trans-subsumed to trans-centred research.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Globally, transgender populations are disproportionally impacted by HIV and effective HIV prevention interventions targeting these populations are critically needed. Such interventions require research focused on the specific needs and experiences of transgender people. This methodological review aims to determine the extent to which HIV prevention research has included transgender participants by subsuming them into non-transgender populations, or by centring them either in comparison with other groups or as the sole focus of research.

Methods

We searched five electronic databases (e.g. SCOPUS) for empirical studies that focused on HIV prevention and included transgender participants, published through 31 December 2020. For each study, we extracted information

SUBMITTER: Del Rio-Gonzalez AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8412127 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature