Sample
RECRUITMENT
Two-hundred and seventeen HIV-uninfected transgender men, transgender women, and cisgender MSM between the ages of 18 and 35 were recruited into the trial. Data collection was conducted between April 2019 and July 2020 in various locations, including Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Birmingham, Alabama; and San Francisco, California in the United States, Chiang Mai in Thailand, Lima in Peru, Blantyre in Malawi, and Johannesburg in South Africa.Participants were recruited from diverse channels, including community-based venues, online platforms, outpatient clinics, universities, and social networking applications. Furthermore, referrals from local research projects and other health and social service providers were also sources for participant recruitment. The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)/Ethics Committees at all participating institutions. This study was submitted and assigned to the number NCT03671239 (14/09/2018) on clincialtrials.gov.