Recruitment Flyers/Informational Letters

Attachment 1: Transgender HIV Study Forms

Attachment 1a: Focus Group recruitment flyer/informational letter

Male-to-female transgender persons wanted for

research discussion group

The National Center for Health Statistics

is looking for male-to-female transgender persons aged 18 and over to evaluate a set of questions which may be used on a national survey. The discussion will include questions about gender identity, behaviors that put people at risk for contracting HIV (the virus that causes AIDS), and silicone use.

The discussion will be no longer than 90 minutes. Participants will receive $50.

FOR MORE INFORMATION,

Please call [name] at: xxx-xxx-xxxx

by Month, day, year

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

N ational Center for Health Statistics

Informational letter – focus groups

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Health Statistics

3311 Toledo Road

Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

We need your help…

Researchers from RTI International are planning to conduct a focus group study with male-to-female transgender persons on [dates] at [address] in [city] for the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which is a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

One of CDC’s key missions is to monitor the health of people in the United States. One of the main ways they do that is through information that people provide on surveys. Before they collect the survey data, they want to make sure that the questions are clear and make sense to people. If you may be interested in being a part of this study, please read further for information about how you may participate.

The purpose of the focus group is to evaluate a set of gender identity questions which will be used to identify whether or not a person gets asked survey questions on behaviors that put people at risk for contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The focus group will also help design questions about silicone use and networking – strategies for finding eligible study participants. A group leader will ask you to share your thoughts and ideas on these topics with other people in the group.

The focus group will last no longer than 90 minutes. The focus group will be tape-recorded, and all participants will receive $50.

If you choose to participate, you are not required to discuss any question that you do not want to, and you do not have to reveal your name to other group members.

If you would like to participate or if you would like more information about the study, please contact [name] at RTI International at [phone number].

If you have questions about your privacy or your rights as study participants, you may contact the NCHS Research Ethics Review Board, toll-free, at 1-800-223-8118. Please leave a brief message with your name and phone number. Say that you are calling about protocol 2002-03-XX. Your call will be returned as soon as possible.

Attachment 1b: Cognitive interview recruitment flyer/informational letter

Transgender or gender-variant persons wanted for

research study

The National Center for Health Statistics

is looking for persons who are aged 18 or over and were assigned a male sex at birth, but who identify, live or present as women to evaluate a set of questions which may be used on a national survey. The discussion will include questions about gender identity, behaviors that put people at risk for contracting HIV (the virus that causes AIDS), and silicone use.

The interview will be no longer than 60 minutes. Participants will receive $50.

FOR MORE INFORMATION,

Please call [name] at: xxx-xxx-xxxx

by Month, day, year

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

N ational Center for Health Statistics

Informational letter, cognitive interviews

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Health Statistics

3311 Toledo Road

Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

We need your help…

Researchers from RTI International are planning to conduct an interview study with persons who were assigned a male sex at birth but who identify, live or present as women on [dates] at [address] in [city] for the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which is a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

One of CDC’s key missions is to monitor the health of people in the United States. One of the main ways they do that is through information that people provide on surveys. Before they collect the survey data, they want to make sure that the questions are clear and make sense to people. If you may be interested in being a part of this study, please read further for information about how you may participate.

The purpose of the interview is to evaluate a questionnaire that will be used for a survey on behaviors that put transgender and gender variant persons at risk for contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Individuals who agree to be interviewed will be asked questions on gender identity, sexual activities, number of sexual partners, the use of silicone and hormones, and networking – strategies for finding eligible study participants.

Interviews will be conducted one-on-one in a private room, and will last no longer than 60 minutes. The interviews will be tape recorded, and all participants will receive $50.

If you choose to participate, you are not required to answer any question that you do not want to.

If you would like to participate or if you would like more information about the study, please contact [name] at RTI International at [phone number].

If you have questions about your privacy or your rights as study participants, you may contact the NCHS Research Ethics Review Board, toll-free, at 1-800-223-8118. Please leave a brief message with your name and phone number. Say that you are calling about protocol 2002-03-XX. Your call will be returned as soon as possible.

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