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Operational Research to enhance access of Aravani (Male to Female Transgender) communities to STI clinics at Government Hospitals, Chennai
Study Population: Aravani ( Male to Female Transgender)
Study Period: March 21st July - 21st (4 Months)
To enhance the uptake of Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) treatment services for the Aravani (Male to Female Transgender) community at government institutions.
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To document the treatment providing patterns of STI health care providers in Chennai's government hospitals with respect to the Aravani community.
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To document and analyze the reasons for variation in treatment-seeking behavior among Aravanis.
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To document the community prevalence of common STIs such as Syphilis , Hepatitis-B, Hepatitis-C, Neisseria gonorrhea, Chlamydia trachomatis, Herpes simplex virus 1 & 2 (HSV – 1 & 2) and HIV in Chennai's Aravani population.
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To document sexual risk behaviors, psychosocial, cultural/environmental and economic factors influencing high-risk sexual behaviors among the Aravani (MtF transgender) population.
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Interviews with STI health care providers at the three tertiary government hospitals, Chennai, with respect to treatment providing patterns for Aravanis.
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Focus Group Discussions with Aravani community, residing in Chennai to understand their, treatment seeking behaviors.
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Interviews with Aravanis residing in Chennai to understand their sexual practices, psych-social statusl, cultural/environmental, and economic factors.
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Documenting clinical and laboratory evidence for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), including HIV.
Participating Organisations/ Institutions:
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Tamil Nadu Aravanigal Association
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Social Welfare Association for Men
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Sahodaran
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Departments of Sexually Transmitted Diseases at Stanley Medical College Hospital, Royapettah Hospital, and Madras Medical College Hospital.
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Department of Microbiology, Dr. ALM. Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
Study Team:
Research Team: ( From left to right)
Image 1 : Sitting: Ms. K. Kalaiyarasi, Mr. N. Murali, and Ms. P. Kalpana Standing: Mr. P.S. Saravanamurthy, Ms. R. L. Lawanya, Ms. J. Sindhu, Ms. R. Vasanthi Joice, and Mr. M. Kannan
Image 2 : Upper Row: Mr. D. Dinesh Kumar, Mr. M. Kannan, Mr. M. Karthikeyan, Mr. N. Murali,
Mr. P.S. Saravanamurthy, Lower Row: Ms. P. Kalpana, Ms. R. Vasanthi Joice, Dr. P. Rajendiran,
Mr. G. Ashok, Ms. K. Kalaiyarasi, Ms. J. Sindhu.
Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society
For more information on this project email P.S. Saravanamurthy
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