Table 1.
Measures of the Brilhar e Transcender study.
| Measures | Time frame | Source | |
| Demographics | Baseline | Grinsztejn et al [6] | |
| Transitioning process | Baseline and quarterly | Grinsztejn et al [6] | |
| Food insecurity | Baseline and quarterly | Adapted from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [35] | |
| Substance use | |||
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Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test for alcohol consumption (3 items) | Baseline and quarterly | Bush et al [36] |
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Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test | Baseline and quarterly | World Health Organization [37] |
| Stigma and discrimination (including transgender-specific health care discrimination) | Baseline and quarterly | Grinsztejn et al [6], Costa et al [15], and Scandurra et al [38] | |
| Violence | Baseline and quarterly | Grinsztejn et al [6] | |
| Overall health issues | Baseline and quarterly | Grinsztejn et al [6] | |
| Medical mistrust (12-item Group-Based Medical Mistrust Scale) | Baseline and quarterly | Adapted from Thompson et al [39] | |
| Medical avoidance | Baseline and quarterly | Adapted from James et al [40] | |
| HIV knowledge and attitudes (10-item HIV Knowledge Questionnaire adapted to 8 items, HIV testing and counseling attitudes and knowledge) | Baseline and quarterly | Oglesby and Alemagno [41] and Kalichman and Simbayi [42] | |
| Self-efficacy |
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Adapted from Zhao et al [43] | |
| HIV testing, prevention, and care | Baseline and quarterly | Grinsztejn et al [6] | |
| HIV perceived risk index | Baseline and quarterly | Lauby et al [44] | |
| Testing and diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections | Baseline and quarterly | Grinsztejn et al [6] | |
| Adherence (adapted to antiretroviral therapy and pre-exposure prophylaxis) | Baseline and quarterly | Adapted from Wilson et al [45] | |
| Overall mental health assessment and suicide | Baseline and quarterly | Grinsztejn et al [6] and Jalil et al [46] | |
| The Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety scale | Baseline and quarterly | Kroenke et al [47] | |
| The Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder scale | Baseline and quarterly | Prins et al [48] | |
| Social support (Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support) | Baseline and quarterly | Zimet et al [49] | |
| Resilience (2-item Connor-Davidson Resilience scale) | Baseline and quarterly | Connor and Davidson [50] | |
| Brazilian political context | Baseline and quarterly | The authors of this study | |
| Sexual behavior | Baseline and quarterly | Adapted from Rocha et al [51] | |