S3-Plus study is led by Dr. Aleena Sebastian from the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, in collaboration with Centre for Sexuality and Health Research and Policy (C-SHaRP), Sahodaran and Thozhi in Tamil Nadu. It is funded by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).
This study is being conducted among those who identify themselves as MSM or transgender women (TGW) and reside in Chennai city or Tamil Nadu. These online surveys will help us to understand the stressors experienced by you due to your sexual or gender minority status and due to COVID-19. It will also help us to understand the impact of these stressors on HIV risks and access to healthcare services.
S3-Plus study is an extension of the DBT Wellcome Trust India Alliance funded study called ‘Stigma, Syndemics and Sex’ (S3) led by Dr. Venkatesan Chakrapani, MD, PhD (C-SHaRP, Chennai).