Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women
Conditions
Brief summary
This will be a prospective study that will enroll up to 2000 MSM and TG from community-based clinics in Bangkok, Chonburi, Chiang Mai, and Songkhla.
Detailed description
Eligible participants will be followed up until the completion of a 12-month period. All participants will be followed up every 3 months. An additional follow up visit at month 1 will be made for participants who PrEP is initiated at entry visit (those who already received PrEP prior to the study will not need the additional visit). Study Sites The study will take place at the following community-based clinics: 1. SWING DIC, Bangkok, Thailand 2. RSAT DIC, Bangkok, Thailand 3. SWING DIC, Chonburi, Thailand 4. Sisters DIC, Chonburi, Thailand 5. Mplus DIC, Chiang Mai, Thailand 6. RSAT DIC, Songkhla, Thailand
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
1. Thai nationality 2. Age ≥ 18 years old 3. Men or transgender women who have sex with men 4. Have at least one of the following risks for HIV acquisition in the past 6 months: * Any unprotected receptive anal sex * More than 5 sexual partners, regardless of condom use and serostatus * History of syphilis, chlamydia or gonorrhea diagnosed or treated * Any stimulant drug use 5. Have signed the consent form
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of participants who receive same-day diagnosis of HIV infection in community-based clinics | 1 years |
| Proportion of participants who receive same-day diagnosis and treatment of CT/NG in community-based clinics | 1 years |
Countries
Thailand
Outcome results
None listed