Khulani Siphile Siphuhle Training Program in South Africa (KiSS-TP)

南非 Khulani Siphile Siphuhle 培训计划 (KiSS-TP)

• 批准号: 10874794
• 负责人: Linda-Gail Gail Bekker
• 金额: $ 14.97万
• 依托单位: DESMOND TUTU HIV FOUNDATION
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-04-01 至 2028-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10874794
• 关键词: Address; Advocacy; Award; Collaborations; Communities; Community Outreach; Disadvantaged; Environment; Equity; Focus Groups; Foundations; Goals; HIV; Health; Hospitals; Individual; Institution; LGBT Health; Mentors; Minority Health Research; Organizational Affiliation; Outcome; Parents; Persons; Phase; Play; Population; Process; Research; Research Methodology; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Research Training; Role; Services; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Site; South Africa; Surveys; Training Programs; Universities; Voice; Vulnerable Populations; career; clinical research site; community engagement; education resources; empowerment; experience; gender affirming care; gender diversity; health care availability; health disparity; improved; marginalization; next generation; preference; programs; skills; transgender; undergraduate student

Project Summary/Abstract Sexual and gender minorities are marginalized in South Africa with limited access to health care or opportunities to take part in research especially concerning their health disparities. This supplemental research training program aims to build on the parent award, the Khulani Siphile Siphuhle Training Program (KiSS-TP), to improve the research capacity of young HIV researchers, with a focus on sexual and gender minorities. Improving the skills and experience of sexual and gender minorities in research will enable them to amplify their voices and address the health needs of this vulnerable population. The KiSS-TP is based at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (DTHF) Eastern Cape site. The DTHF is a renowned non-profit research organization affiliated to the University of Cape Town, based in Cape Town, South Africa. For this supplementary training program, the KiSS-TP will collaborate with the DTHF LGBT+ Health Division at the Groote Schuur Hospital Clinical Research Site in Cape Town. The DTHF LGBT+ Health Division plays a vital role in promoting equitable access to healthcare for LGBTQI+ communities through research, community engagement, and advocacy. In line with their commitment to empowering LGBTQI+ individuals and communities, the DTHF LGBT+ Health Division will provide a research training program for early career LGBTQI+ health researchers. This program, building on the KiSS-TP, aims to enhance research capacity while addressing health disparities and improving health outcomes for sexual and gender minorities. Trainees will be selected at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level mainly from historically disadvantaged institutions (HDIs) in South Africa. Preference will be given to LGBTQI+ persons who are multiply marginalized and/or trans and gender diverse. The training program will involve a mentored research project which will identify barriers to accessing HIV services and gender- affirming care for transgender populations in South Africa. Trainees will gain experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods, including surveys and focus group discussions. They will participate in all phases of the research process, receive mentoring from experienced LGBTQI+ researchers, and have access to educational resources, seminars, and community outreach activities. The ultimate goal is to nurture a diverse and inclusive research environment and develop the next generation of LGBTQI+ health researchers.

项目概要/摘要 在南非，性少数群体和性别少数群体被边缘化，获得医疗保健或机会有限 参与研究，特别是有关他们的健康差异的研究。这项补充研究培训 计划旨在以家长奖 Khulani Siphile Siphuhle 培训计划 (KiSS-TP) 为基础，提高 年轻艾滋病毒研究人员的研究能力，重点关注性少数群体。改善 性少数群体在研究中的技能和经验将使他们能够扩大自己的声音并 满足这一弱势群体的健康需求。 KiSS-TP 位于德斯蒙德·图图健康基金会 (DTHF) 东开普省站点。 DTHF 是一个 隶属于开普敦大学的著名非营利研究组织，总部位于南非开普敦 非洲。对于此补充培训计划，KiSS-TP 将与 DTHF LGBT+ Health 合作 开普敦 Groote Schuur 医院临床研究中心的部门。 DTHF LGBT+ 健康部门 通过研究，在促进 LGBTQI+ 社区公平获得医疗保健方面发挥着至关重要的作用， 社区参与和宣传。 为了履行赋予 LGBTQI+ 个人和社区权力的承诺，DTHF LGBT+ Health 该部门将为早期职业 LGBTQI+ 健康研究人员提供研究培训计划。这个节目， 以 KiSS-TP 为基础，旨在增强研究能力，同时解决健康差距并改善 性少数群体的健康结果。学员将在本科生和 研究生水平主要来自南非历史上处于不利地位的机构（HDI）。优先选择将是 提供给多重边缘化和/或跨性别者和性别多样化的 LGBTQI+ 人士。培训计划 将涉及一个受指导的研究项目，该项目将查明获得艾滋病毒服务和性别歧视的障碍 肯定对南非跨性别人群的关怀。学员将获得定性和 定量研究方法，包括调查和焦点小组讨论。他们将参与所有阶段 的研究过程，接受经验丰富的 LGBTQI+ 研究人员的指导，并有机会获得 教育资源、研讨会和社区外展活动。最终目标是培育多元化 和包容性的研究环境，培养下一代 LGBTQI+ 健康研究人员。