«Nos trata por igual, nos guía»: navegación de pares para la vinculación al cuidado del VIH en hombres que tienen sexo con hombres y mujeres transgénero en Lima, Perú

Andres Maiorana; Elizabeth Lugo; Wendy Hamasaki; Gino Calvo; Kelika Konda; Alfonso Silva-Santisteban; Carlos Cáceres; Susan Kegeles

doi:10.17843/rpmesp.2024.412.13198

Authors

Andres Maiorana Centro de Estudios para la Prevención del VIH, Universidad de California, San Francisco, Estados Unidos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7456-6790
Elizabeth Lugo Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria en Sexualidad, Sida y Sociedad, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3405-8118
Wendy Hamasaki Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria en Sexualidad, Sida y Sociedad, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2100-7167
Gino Calvo Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria en Sexualidad, Sida y Sociedad, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4838-1960
Kelika Konda Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria en Sexualidad, Sida y Sociedad, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2836-0174
Alfonso Silva-Santisteban Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria en Sexualidad, Sida y Sociedad, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7225-3515
Carlos Cáceres Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinaria en Sexualidad, Sida y Sociedad, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8101-0790
Susan Kegeles Centro de Estudios para la Prevención del VIH, Universidad de California, San Francisco, Estados Unidos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4602-2275

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2024.412.13198

Keywords:

HIV, Health Services, Peru

Abstract

Objective. We examine the elements of a navigation program that facilitated linkage of men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) to HIV care. Materials and Methods. We conducted interviews with: 20 patients receiving navigation services and 4 peer navigators with HIV. Results. The work of the navigators contributed to fill a gap in HIV care, providing personalized services to navigate the health system and facilitating the process of linkage to HIV care. Conclusions. Strength-based peer patient navigation may be a useful and feasible strategy to improve linkage to HIV care for MSM and TW in Peru, integrating peer navigators, less vertical services, and public health strategies with greater community participation.

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