Bettina T Schunter
Biographic Data
| ID | 1446727 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bettina T Schunter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bettina T |
| FAMILY NAME | Schunter |
| SIGNATURE | SCHUNTER B T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Tropical Institute |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Part of the job’
As part of a study on the sexual health and social protection needs of men who have sex with men in Pakistan, 11 young men employed as assistants to truckers ('truck cleaners') who acknowledged having had sexual experiences with men, were interviewed and their social background and sexual initiation and their subsequent sexual lives were explored. For most truck cleaners, the first instance of sexual contact between the truck cleaner and the driv…
Sexual abuse, social stigma and HIV vulnerability among young feminised men in Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan
This study describes the experiences of 10 young feminised men in Pakistan. They face high levels of stigma, violence and sexual abuse. The average age of first sex was 11 years old and all reported having been been raped during childhood and early adolescence, often several times. While some mothers and siblings were quietly supportive, young feminised men often end up running away from home, finding support as a member of a hijra dera, a 'pseud…
From competition to community
Community mobilisation strategies for HIV/AIDS prevention based on recognition of social vulnerability and concepts of empowerment have emerged at the forefront of international efforts to reduce the AIDS pandemic, increasingly replacing a focus on individual risk. This paper describes the start-up phase of a participatory learning and action project to create a sense of community identity as a first step towards collective action among some 300 …
From competition to community
Community mobilisation strategies for HIV/AIDS prevention based on recognition of social vulnerability and concepts of empowerment have emerged at the forefront of international efforts to reduce the AIDS pandemic, increasingly replacing a focus on individual risk. This paper describes the start-up phase of a participatory learning and action project to create a sense of community identity as a first step towards collective action among some 300 …
From competition to community
Community mobilisation strategies for HIV/AIDS prevention based on recognition of social vulnerability and concepts of empowerment have emerged at the forefront of international efforts to reduce the AIDS pandemic, increasingly replacing a focus on individual risk. This paper describes the start-up phase of a participatory learning and action project to create a sense of community identity as a first step towards collective action among some 300 …
Sexual abuse, social stigma and HIV vulnerability among young feminised men in Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan
This study describes the experiences of 10 young feminised men in Pakistan. They face high levels of stigma, violence and sexual abuse. The average age of first sex was 11 years old and all reported having been been raped during childhood and early adolescence, often several times. While some mothers and siblings were quietly supportive, young feminised men often end up running away from home, finding support as a member of a hijra dera, a 'pseud…
Part of the job’
As part of a study on the sexual health and social protection needs of men who have sex with men in Pakistan, 11 young men employed as assistants to truckers ('truck cleaners') who acknowledged having had sexual experiences with men, were interviewed and their social background and sexual initiation and their subsequent sexual lives were explored. For most truck cleaners, the first instance of sexual contact between the truck cleaner and the driv…
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Sex work and related issues (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Computer security (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Reproductive health (2 works)