the effectiveness of project respect in reducing sexual risk behaviors of male-to-female transgender patients

objective: the purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of project respect in reducing sexual risk behaviors of male to female transgender patients. methods: in an interventional, quasi-experimental and case-control study, 30 transgenderpatients (male to female) with high-risk sexual behaviors were selected and divided into two experimental and control groups. transgender patients in experimental group received a four– session intervention conducted one session per week individually, but control group received no intervention. the instruments include demographic and sexual risk behavior questionnaires. data were analyzed using independent t-test, chi square and percent differences. results: although frequency of sexual risk behaviors did not change significantly inexperimental group, higher sexual risk behaviors were reduced significantly (p&le0.01;). conclusion: project respect is more effective in reducing higher sexual risk behaviors than frequency of sexual risk behaviors among male to female transgender patients.