title: Overview of the University of Pittsburgh/amfAR Training Program in HIV Prevention Research for MSM and Male-to-Female Transgender Populations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
abstract: Gay men, other men who have sex with men and transgender (GMT) populations suffer a disproportionate burden of HIV disease around the globe, which is directly attributable to the virulently homophobic environments in which many GMT people live. In addition to the direct effects of homophobia on GMT individuals, the ongoing marginalization of GMT people has meant that there is limited social capital on which effective HIV prevention and care programs can be built in many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Thus, meaningful responses meant to address the dire situation of GMT populations in LMIC settings must include a combination of bold and innovative approaches if efforts to end the epidemic are to have any chance of making a real difference. The HIV Scholars Program at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for LGBT Health Research is a prime example of a creative and dynamic approach to raising the expertise needed within GMT populations to respond to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.
authors.affiliation: Center for LGBT Health Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, A211 Crabtree Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA. rstall@pitt.edu.|Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, A211 Crabtree Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA. rstall@pitt.edu.
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stall
authors.affiliation: Center for LGBT Health Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, A211 Crabtree Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.|Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, A211 Crabtree Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Egan
authors.affiliation: Center for LGBT Health Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, A211 Crabtree Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.|Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, A211 Crabtree Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kinsky
authors.affiliation: Center for LGBT Health Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, A211 Crabtree Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.|Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, A211 Crabtree Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
authors.forename: Robert W S
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Coulter
authors.affiliation: Center for LGBT Health Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, A211 Crabtree Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.|Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: M Reuel
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.affiliation: Center for LGBT Health Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, A211 Crabtree Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.|Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Derrick D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.affiliation: amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Kent
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klindera
authors.affiliation: amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cowing
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006302:Health Services Research; D063509:Homophobia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education*; D000072339:Sexual and Gender Minorities; D063106:Transgender Persons
keywords: Gay men; Low and middle income countries; Men who have sex with men; Training programs; Transgender women; University of Pittsburgh; amfAR