TRUST was identified by the CDC as an effective intervention and a best practice for HIV prevention. TRUST is a brief, peer-based behavioral intervention designed to increase uptake of consistent (every three months), rapid HIV self-testing among young black men who have sex with men (MSM) and transwomen.
Designed for friend pairs to jointly learn how to administer HIV self-tests, participants participated in an interactive session that consisted of describing how HIV testing fits into an optimal sex life, self-testing instruction, communicating the peer support needed for consistent future testing, and planning for risk reduction. Participants received free HIV self-test kits at the initial visit and every three months afterward for the duration of the study. During the study period, participants who received the intervention reported administering HIV self-tests at almost twice the rate of participants in the control arm.
TRUST was designed by Victoria Frye, DrPh, and Leo Wilton, PhD, with support from Mark Paige, Jermaine McCrossin, Marya Gwadz, and Patrick Sullivan.
More About TRUST:
- TRUST in the CDC's Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention
- TRUST: Assessing the Efficacy of an Intervention to Increase HIV Self-Testing Among Young Black Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transwomen (Victoria Frye et al.)
- Mark Paige Discusses Building Trust and Fighting HIV Stigma in Black Communities