Nastassia Rambarran
Biographic Data
| ID | 1248619 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nastassia Rambarran |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nastassia |
| FAMILY NAME | Rambarran |
| SIGNATURE | RAMBARRAN N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Guyana |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7788-7808 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Medical Students' Attitudes Towards, and Knowledge of LGBT Persons in Guyana
Evidence from industrialized countries show that discrimination and experienced and/or perceived negative encounters with healthcare workers affect frequency and type of healthcare sought by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. In Guyana, and the wider English-speaking Caribbean region, there is a dearth of research on how healthcare workers and students perceive and interact with LGBT patients. This study investigated the attit…
Providing Care to LGBT Patients in Guyana: An Assessment of Medical Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Readiness to Learn
This study investigated the knowledge, attitudes and desire for continued education among Guyanese doctors with regards to LGBT health. It utilized a mixed methodology of quantitative, self-administered online surveys among 90 doctors, and qualitative semi-structured individual interviews with 8 other doctors. Descriptive and analytic calculations were performed on the quantitative data while thematic analysis was used for the qualitative data. T…
The demographic features and outcome indicators of the Barbados HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Program, 2018-2019
Objective. To assess the demographics, risk profiles and outcome indicators of one of the few government-supported programs on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the English-speaking Caribbean. Methods. Chart review of all persons enrolled into the national PrEP Program from its inception on March 1 st 2018 to November 30 th 2019, with a descriptive summary analysis of the data extracted. Results. Of the 134 persons enrolled into the program most…
My body. My politics. An exploration of body image and health in Barbadian sexual minority women
There is a dearth of research on how pervasive Western stereotypes of the ideal body affect non-heterosexual women, and this body of research shrinks even further when considering sexual minority women in the Caribbean. This study aimed to uncover how negotiations between identity, desire, and body politics are being navigated and experienced by sexual minority women in Barbados, along with examining concerns about body image, the impact of socie…
An Exploration of the Perspectives and Experiences of General Practitioners in Barbados in Relation to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Patients
This qualitative study sought to explore the experiences and perspectives of General Practitioners (GPs) in Barbados in relation to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients, and to inform training in this area. Ten GPs were interviewed using a semi-structured guide and interviews audio-taped, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed thematically. Key themes were scant discussions on sexual health, practices, and identity; varied understa…
An Exploration of the Health Care Experiences Encountered by Lesbian and Sexual Minority Women in Guyana
This qualitative study explored the experiences of Guyanese lesbian and other sexual minority women when encountering health care. Sixteen Guyanese, cisgender, adult women self-identifying as non-heterosexual participated in semi-structured interviews which were then thematically analyzed. Identified themes included infrequent health care usage attributable to varied influences, such as tentative sexuality disclosure, feeling vulnerable and disre…
My body. My politics. An exploration of body image and health in Barbadian sexual minority women
There is a dearth of research on how pervasive Western stereotypes of the ideal body affect non-heterosexual women, and this body of research shrinks even further when considering sexual minority women in the Caribbean. This study aimed to uncover how negotiations between identity, desire, and body politics are being navigated and experienced by sexual minority women in Barbados, along with examining concerns about body image, the impact of socie…
An Exploration of the Perspectives and Experiences of General Practitioners in Barbados in Relation to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Patients
This qualitative study sought to explore the experiences and perspectives of General Practitioners (GPs) in Barbados in relation to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients, and to inform training in this area. Ten GPs were interviewed using a semi-structured guide and interviews audio-taped, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed thematically. Key themes were scant discussions on sexual health, practices, and identity; varied understa…
An Exploration of the Health Care Experiences Encountered by Lesbian and Sexual Minority Women in Guyana
This qualitative study explored the experiences of Guyanese lesbian and other sexual minority women when encountering health care. Sixteen Guyanese, cisgender, adult women self-identifying as non-heterosexual participated in semi-structured interviews which were then thematically analyzed. Identified themes included infrequent health care usage attributable to varied influences, such as tentative sexuality disclosure, feeling vulnerable and disre…
Providing Care to LGBT Patients in Guyana: An Assessment of Medical Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Readiness to Learn
This study investigated the knowledge, attitudes and desire for continued education among Guyanese doctors with regards to LGBT health. It utilized a mixed methodology of quantitative, self-administered online surveys among 90 doctors, and qualitative semi-structured individual interviews with 8 other doctors. Descriptive and analytic calculations were performed on the quantitative data while thematic analysis was used for the qualitative data. T…
The demographic features and outcome indicators of the Barbados HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Program, 2018-2019
Objective. To assess the demographics, risk profiles and outcome indicators of one of the few government-supported programs on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the English-speaking Caribbean. Methods. Chart review of all persons enrolled into the national PrEP Program from its inception on March 1 st 2018 to November 30 th 2019, with a descriptive summary analysis of the data extracted. Results. Of the 134 persons enrolled into the program most…
My body. My politics. An exploration of body image and health in Barbadian sexual minority women
There is a dearth of research on how pervasive Western stereotypes of the ideal body affect non-heterosexual women, and this body of research shrinks even further when considering sexual minority women in the Caribbean. This study aimed to uncover how negotiations between identity, desire, and body politics are being navigated and experienced by sexual minority women in Barbados, along with examining concerns about body image, the impact of socie…
Medical Students' Attitudes Towards, and Knowledge of LGBT Persons in Guyana
Evidence from industrialized countries show that discrimination and experienced and/or perceived negative encounters with healthcare workers affect frequency and type of healthcare sought by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. In Guyana, and the wider English-speaking Caribbean region, there is a dearth of research on how healthcare workers and students perceive and interact with LGBT patients. This study investigated the attit…
Psychology (5 works) · Lesbian (4 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Political science (3 works)