Jacinthe Brisson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 110321 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jacinthe Brisson |
| NOMBRES | Jacinthe |
| APELLIDO | Brisson |
| FIRMA | BRISSON J |
| AFILIACIONES | Université de Montréal |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5106-3122 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 22 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 7 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2006 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Navigating sexual and reproductive health among Venezuelan women sex workers in Peru
Migration to Peru from Venezuela has reshaped engagement in informal labour for many women who turn to sex work as a survival strategy amid legal precarity and systemic exclusion. Yet little is known about how migrant sex workers navigate sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in this context. In 2023, we conducted 34 semi-structured interviews with Venezuelan migrant cisgender women sex workers living in Lima, Peru. Interviews explored migration t…
Harm reduction gaps in sexualized drug use among gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Colombia
BACKGROUND: Sexualized drug use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) remains underexplored in Latin America. This study investigated perspectives on sexualized drug use among GBM living with HIV in Colombia, including Venezuelan migrants, through a harm-reduction lens. METHODS: Between October 2024 and April 2025, we conducted semi-structured interviews with GBM living with HIV across Colombia. Thematic analysis was empl…
Estamos Aqui (We Are Here)
Deficit-based public narratives about migrants can be profoundly violent, (re)producing intersectional stigma and exacerbating harm for gay and bisexual migrant sex workers. Migration in Latin America has doubled since 1990, with millions of Venezuelan migrants resettling in neighboring countries like Colombia, where rising xenophobia is fueled by negative portrayals in media, research, and public discourse. Guided by the theoretical movement of …
Therapeutic equivalence, different stigma
Long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI-ART) is an emerging HIV treatment whose social implications extend beyond its biomedical effects. To explore how LAI-ART is imagined in contexts where it is not yet available, we conducted 66 semi-structured interviews with gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Colombia. Guided by the concept of the social plasticity of pharmaceuticals - the capacity of medicines to acquire shifting social mean…
“We live at the crossroads”
The emergence of the adolescent subject in global health
In 2015, the United Nations integrated adolescents as a unique category into the Sustainable Development Goals, a recognition the World Health Organization expanded in 2017 with the introduction of the Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents. This paper examines the emergence of the 'adolescent subject' in global health. Adolescence is a modern concept embedded in Western views that is not universally applicable, hence raising iss…
Parental paternalism as an equity issue
In bioethics, parental paternalism in adolescent healthcare is typically analyzed through the lens of autonomy and consent, emphasizing parents’ role and adolescents’ capacity to make independent decisions. However, this approach may overlook the role of parental self-interest in shaping healthcare decisions, particularly in the context of reproductive health, and may contribute to inequitable outcomes for adolescents. This exploratory empirical …
Parents’ interest in receiving sexuality education to inform a parent-focused intervention in Medellín, Colombia
Previous research has revealed young people’s interest in a sexuality education programme for parents in Colombia, citing parents’ lack of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge as a barrier to their own learning. Informed by this insight, this study aimed to: 1) assess parents’ interest in sexuality education for discussing SRH with adolescents; 2) explore preferred structures for the delivery of such education; and 3) identify the topic…
Post-migration sexual health and pleasure among gay and bisexual venezuelan migrant men in Lima, Peru
This paper explores how migration (re)shapes the sexual lives of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) from Venezuela now living in Lima, Peru. While global public health discourses have predominantly framed GBM migrant sexualities through narratives of risk, especially in relation to HIV, this study draws attention to the dynamic interplay between pleasure and vulnerability in post-migration sexuality. Based on five focus grou…
Recours aux services psychosociaux en ligne avant et pendant la pandémie de la Covid-19 par les personnes utilisatrices de substances psychoactives
Cette étude documente l’utilisation des services psychosociaux en ligne durant la pandémie de COVID-19 auprès de 1159 adultes qui consomment des substances psychoactives. Pendant cette période, 38 % ont utilisé ces services. En se basant sur le modèle d’Andersen, l’utilisation de ces services est associée 1) aux facteurs prédisposants du genre (s’identifier comme femme) et de l’âge (avoir 18 à 24 ans comparé à avoir 65 et plus), 2) au facteur fac…
Dynamics of intersectional and multilevel Covid-19 stigma across time
Covid-19 violence and the re-making of urban space through solidarity networks among transgender women in Lima, Peru
A Rapid Ethnography to Inform a Biobehavioural HIV Preventions Study Among Venezuelan Migrant Sex Workers in Peru
The Venezuelan refugee crisis has triggered Latin America's largest mass migration, displacing over a fifth of the country's population. A significant number of migrants have sought refuge in neighboring countries like Peru. Within this context, Venezuelan migrants confront an array of vulnerabilities, including xenophobia and economic hardship, which have compelled some to sex work for their livelihoods. Venezuelan sex workers (VSWs) in Peru fac…
Empowering the next generation
This article explores the ethical implications of mandatory parental consent requirements for adolescents seeking sexual and reproductive health services (SRHS). Using a Reproductive Justice framework, which identifies systemic barriers to accessing healthcare services, we examine ageism as a potential factor restricting adolescents' access to SRHS. While the Reproductive Justice framework has addressed systemic issues like racism and ableism in …
Diverting people who use drugs from the criminal justice system
Colombian Youth Express Interest in Receiving Sex Education from their Parents
Colombian Adolescents’ Perceptions of Autonomy and Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services
There are conceptual and ethical challenges to defining adolescents’ autonomy to access health care, and these can lead to health care norms and practices that could be maladjusted to the needs and preferences of adolescents. Particularly sensitive is access to sexual and reproductive health care services (SRHS). Yet, while there has been substantial conceptual work to conceptualize autonomy (e.g., as independence), there is a lack of empirical r…
A Critique of O'Byrne's Understanding of Ethnography and the Politics of Public Health Research
Patrick O'Byrne criticizes the use of ethnography in public health research focused on cultural groups. His main argument is that ethnography disciplines marginalized populations that do not respect the imperative of health. In this article, I argue that O'Byrne has an erroneous understanding of ethnography and the politics of scientific research. My main argument is that a methodology itself cannot discipline individuals. I argue that if data ar…
Reflections on the history of bareback sex through ethnography
Throughout the history of bareback sex (condomless sex between men), 'subjects' have been created, particularly through scientific literature, to characterise the men who engage in the sexual practice. For example, a gay man who does not use a condom may be framed as a pathologised subject. This paper first presents this history. Afterwards, by relying upon ethnographic data such as interviews collected from fieldwork research done in Toronto in …
Ethical public health issues for the use of informal PrEP
This article presents the phenomenon of the use of informal pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), also known colloquially as 'wild PrEP'. The related ethical public health issues of the use of informal PrEP are discussed. From the approach of an ethical framework of risk reduction in public health, the main objective of this article is to encourage health-related practices and policies that do not stop the informal access to PrEP, but rather promote t…
Science, technology, power and sex
The pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug Truvada is a new HIV prevention technology that is predominantly promoted as relevant to HIV-negative gay men. This paper explores what PrEP represents for HIV-positive gay men living in Paris, based upon data collected through interviews and ethnographic research. While HIV-positive gay men do not directly consume Truvada through PrEP, they nonetheless hold opinions and understandings of this drug, specif…
Désirs d'Ailleurs. Essai d'anthropologie du voyage
Colombian Adolescents’ Perceptions of Autonomy and Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services
There are conceptual and ethical challenges to defining adolescents’ autonomy to access health care, and these can lead to health care norms and practices that could be maladjusted to the needs and preferences of adolescents. Particularly sensitive is access to sexual and reproductive health care services (SRHS). Yet, while there has been substantial conceptual work to conceptualize autonomy (e.g., as independence), there is a lack of empirical r…
Reflections on the history of bareback sex through ethnography
Throughout the history of bareback sex (condomless sex between men), 'subjects' have been created, particularly through scientific literature, to characterise the men who engage in the sexual practice. For example, a gay man who does not use a condom may be framed as a pathologised subject. This paper first presents this history. Afterwards, by relying upon ethnographic data such as interviews collected from fieldwork research done in Toronto in …
Colombian Youth Express Interest in Receiving Sex Education from their Parents
Désirs d'Ailleurs. Essai d'anthropologie du voyage
Science, technology, power and sex
The pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug Truvada is a new HIV prevention technology that is predominantly promoted as relevant to HIV-negative gay men. This paper explores what PrEP represents for HIV-positive gay men living in Paris, based upon data collected through interviews and ethnographic research. While HIV-positive gay men do not directly consume Truvada through PrEP, they nonetheless hold opinions and understandings of this drug, specif…
Ethical public health issues for the use of informal PrEP
This article presents the phenomenon of the use of informal pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), also known colloquially as 'wild PrEP'. The related ethical public health issues of the use of informal PrEP are discussed. From the approach of an ethical framework of risk reduction in public health, the main objective of this article is to encourage health-related practices and policies that do not stop the informal access to PrEP, but rather promote t…
A Critique of O'Byrne's Understanding of Ethnography and the Politics of Public Health Research
Patrick O'Byrne criticizes the use of ethnography in public health research focused on cultural groups. His main argument is that ethnography disciplines marginalized populations that do not respect the imperative of health. In this article, I argue that O'Byrne has an erroneous understanding of ethnography and the politics of scientific research. My main argument is that a methodology itself cannot discipline individuals. I argue that if data ar…
Reflections on the history of bareback sex through ethnography
Throughout the history of bareback sex (condomless sex between men), 'subjects' have been created, particularly through scientific literature, to characterise the men who engage in the sexual practice. For example, a gay man who does not use a condom may be framed as a pathologised subject. This paper first presents this history. Afterwards, by relying upon ethnographic data such as interviews collected from fieldwork research done in Toronto in …
Colombian Adolescents’ Perceptions of Autonomy and Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services
There are conceptual and ethical challenges to defining adolescents’ autonomy to access health care, and these can lead to health care norms and practices that could be maladjusted to the needs and preferences of adolescents. Particularly sensitive is access to sexual and reproductive health care services (SRHS). Yet, while there has been substantial conceptual work to conceptualize autonomy (e.g., as independence), there is a lack of empirical r…
Diverting people who use drugs from the criminal justice system
Colombian Youth Express Interest in Receiving Sex Education from their Parents
Empowering the next generation
This article explores the ethical implications of mandatory parental consent requirements for adolescents seeking sexual and reproductive health services (SRHS). Using a Reproductive Justice framework, which identifies systemic barriers to accessing healthcare services, we examine ageism as a potential factor restricting adolescents' access to SRHS. While the Reproductive Justice framework has addressed systemic issues like racism and ableism in …
Recours aux services psychosociaux en ligne avant et pendant la pandémie de la Covid-19 par les personnes utilisatrices de substances psychoactives
Cette étude documente l’utilisation des services psychosociaux en ligne durant la pandémie de COVID-19 auprès de 1159 adultes qui consomment des substances psychoactives. Pendant cette période, 38 % ont utilisé ces services. En se basant sur le modèle d’Andersen, l’utilisation de ces services est associée 1) aux facteurs prédisposants du genre (s’identifier comme femme) et de l’âge (avoir 18 à 24 ans comparé à avoir 65 et plus), 2) au facteur fac…
Dynamics of intersectional and multilevel Covid-19 stigma across time
Covid-19 violence and the re-making of urban space through solidarity networks among transgender women in Lima, Peru
A Rapid Ethnography to Inform a Biobehavioural HIV Preventions Study Among Venezuelan Migrant Sex Workers in Peru
The Venezuelan refugee crisis has triggered Latin America's largest mass migration, displacing over a fifth of the country's population. A significant number of migrants have sought refuge in neighboring countries like Peru. Within this context, Venezuelan migrants confront an array of vulnerabilities, including xenophobia and economic hardship, which have compelled some to sex work for their livelihoods. Venezuelan sex workers (VSWs) in Peru fac…
Parental paternalism as an equity issue
In bioethics, parental paternalism in adolescent healthcare is typically analyzed through the lens of autonomy and consent, emphasizing parents’ role and adolescents’ capacity to make independent decisions. However, this approach may overlook the role of parental self-interest in shaping healthcare decisions, particularly in the context of reproductive health, and may contribute to inequitable outcomes for adolescents. This exploratory empirical …
Parents’ interest in receiving sexuality education to inform a parent-focused intervention in Medellín, Colombia
Previous research has revealed young people’s interest in a sexuality education programme for parents in Colombia, citing parents’ lack of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge as a barrier to their own learning. Informed by this insight, this study aimed to: 1) assess parents’ interest in sexuality education for discussing SRH with adolescents; 2) explore preferred structures for the delivery of such education; and 3) identify the topic…
Post-migration sexual health and pleasure among gay and bisexual venezuelan migrant men in Lima, Peru
This paper explores how migration (re)shapes the sexual lives of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) from Venezuela now living in Lima, Peru. While global public health discourses have predominantly framed GBM migrant sexualities through narratives of risk, especially in relation to HIV, this study draws attention to the dynamic interplay between pleasure and vulnerability in post-migration sexuality. Based on five focus grou…
Navigating sexual and reproductive health among Venezuelan women sex workers in Peru
Migration to Peru from Venezuela has reshaped engagement in informal labour for many women who turn to sex work as a survival strategy amid legal precarity and systemic exclusion. Yet little is known about how migrant sex workers navigate sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in this context. In 2023, we conducted 34 semi-structured interviews with Venezuelan migrant cisgender women sex workers living in Lima, Peru. Interviews explored migration t…
Harm reduction gaps in sexualized drug use among gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Colombia
BACKGROUND: Sexualized drug use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) remains underexplored in Latin America. This study investigated perspectives on sexualized drug use among GBM living with HIV in Colombia, including Venezuelan migrants, through a harm-reduction lens. METHODS: Between October 2024 and April 2025, we conducted semi-structured interviews with GBM living with HIV across Colombia. Thematic analysis was empl…
Estamos Aqui (We Are Here)
Deficit-based public narratives about migrants can be profoundly violent, (re)producing intersectional stigma and exacerbating harm for gay and bisexual migrant sex workers. Migration in Latin America has doubled since 1990, with millions of Venezuelan migrants resettling in neighboring countries like Colombia, where rising xenophobia is fueled by negative portrayals in media, research, and public discourse. Guided by the theoretical movement of …
Therapeutic equivalence, different stigma
Long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI-ART) is an emerging HIV treatment whose social implications extend beyond its biomedical effects. To explore how LAI-ART is imagined in contexts where it is not yet available, we conducted 66 semi-structured interviews with gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Colombia. Guided by the concept of the social plasticity of pharmaceuticals - the capacity of medicines to acquire shifting social mean…
“We live at the crossroads”
The emergence of the adolescent subject in global health
In 2015, the United Nations integrated adolescents as a unique category into the Sustainable Development Goals, a recognition the World Health Organization expanded in 2017 with the introduction of the Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents. This paper examines the emergence of the 'adolescent subject' in global health. Adolescence is a modern concept embedded in Western views that is not universally applicable, hence raising iss…
Medicine (10 obras) · Political science (8 obras) · Psychology (8 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Sex work and related issues (7 obras) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 obras) · Population (6 obras) · Reproductive health (6 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 obras)