Carmen H Logie
Biographic Data
| ID | 157802 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carmen H Logie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carmen H |
| FAMILY NAME | Logie |
| SIGNATURE | LOGIE C H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8035-433X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 163 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 273 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 161 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
Extreme weather events, resource insecurities, and pathways to health and wellbeing: Qualitative insights from youth in nomadic pastoralist and refugee communities in Kenya
Climate change and related extreme weather events (EWE) harm the health and well-being of people living in climate-affected regions such as Kenya. Populations facing unique challenges related to EWE and related resource insecurities (e.g., food, water) include nomadic pastoralist communities whose livelihoods are reliant on agriculture, and refugees living in humanitarian settlements disproportionately exposed to EWE. Knowledge gaps persist on th…
Extreme weather exposure, resource insecurity, and associations with mental health outcomes among Kenyan adolescent girls and young women: Longitudinal findings
Extreme weather events (EWEs), including floods, heatwaves, and drought, increasingly undermine access to essential resources such as food, water, and sanitation, potentially worsening mental health outcomes. These links are understudied among youth in climate-affected settings. We examined experiences of traumatic EWE exposure, resource insecurity, and mental health among a prospective cohort of 597 adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 1…
Psychosocial stressors related to extreme weather events and multiple resource insecurities: Qualitative insights from refugee youth in an Ugandan humanitarian setting
Extreme weather events (EWE) contribute to heightened psychosocial stressors through complex pathways, including by worsening resource insecurities. Refugee settlements globally are disproportionately exposed to EWE compared with host national populations, yet refugees' experiences of resource insecurity-related psychosocial stressors in low-income humanitarian settings are understudied. Our study focused on understanding the lived experiences of…
Socio-ecological factors associated with eco-anxiety following the 2023 wildfires among Northern and Indigenous youth in the Northwest Territories, Canada: Cross-sectional findings
Eco-anxiety is an emerging mental health concern among adolescents, particularly in regions affected by climate-related disasters. Following the 2023 wildfires in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT), this study examined associations between wildfire exposure severity, socio-ecological factors, and eco-anxiety among adolescents in the NWT. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 290 adolescents aged 13–18 years across NWT secondary schools dur…
Esengo (“Joy”): Methods for Developing a Song and Animated Music Video for Reducing Stigma With Sex Professionals in Pointe-Noire, Congo
Song-making is a powerful tool with the potential to harness cultural knowledge to reduce stigma and support community-led advocacy. HIV prevalence (8.1%) among sex professionals in Congo is double the national average, yet stigma and discrimination deter sex professionals from accessing needed healthcare. Limited research has focused on developing music videos for reducing sex work-related stigma. In the Congolese context, music and song-making …
Adapting a Stigma-Reduction Workshop for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Contraceptive Stigma in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: A Methodological Study
Background Although contraception is free of charge in Tanzania, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) often avoid seeking services due to stigma and moral judgments around adolescent sexuality. Existing stigma-reduction programs in Tanzania primarily target HIV-related stigma in clinical settings and have not been tailored to the unique social context of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and contraceptive stigma in youth populations. Object…
Associations Between Extreme Weather Events, Resource Insecurities, and HIV Vulnerabilities Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kenya: Latent Profile Analysis Findings
Mental health and workplace wellbeing among Frontline healthcare providers who provide HIV care to children, adolescents and their families: A mixed-methods study from twelve African countries
Frontline healthcare providers (HCPs) are critical to the paediatric-adolescent HIV response in Africa, yet their mental health and workplace wellbeing remain underexplored. We conducted a mixed-methods study with 617 frontline HCP who provide HIV services to children and adolescents in 12 high-prevalence African countries. Participants completed a cross-sectional survey assessing depression, work-related quality of life, empowerment, job satisfa…
Therapeutic equivalence, different stigma: Pills and long-acting injectable antiretroviral treatment imaginaries among gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Colombia
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”: Testimonios of Venezuelan transgender women navigating migration, intersectional violence, and resettlement in Lima, Peru
Multilevel Determinants of HIV Prevention Among Urban Refugee Youth in Uganda: Baseline Findings from the Tushirikiane-4-Uthabiti Trial
While urban refugee youth face HIV vulnerabilities spanning socio-ecological levels, knowledge gaps persist in HIV prevention outcomes. We conducted a baseline analysis of a cohort enrolled in Tushirikiane-4-Uthabiti, an intervention focused on HIV testing practices among urban refugee youth aged 16-24 in Kampala, Uganda (N = 330). Using regression models, we examined the societal, community, and interpersonal factors associated with condom use s…
Process evaluation of an HIV stigma reduction intervention among young people in northern Uganda
HIV stigma among youth in Uganda remains prevalent and impedes efforts to advance HIV prevention. A community-based participatory approach and arts-based population health intervention were undertaken to reduce HIV stigma among young people in northern Uganda. A mixed-method process evaluation aimed to examine successes and barriers to intervention implementation, contextual circumstances that may have influenced intervention outcomes, and accept…
The role of climate change anxiety in shaping childrearing intentions among people living in British Columbia
Introduction: Climate change concerns have emerged as a factor in shaping childrearing intentions. Given extreme weather events, climate change-related anxiety has increased drastically in the region of British Columbia (BC), Canada. This study explored how worry about an increasingly uncertain future may be associated with people's childrearing intentions in BC. Methods: = 441) to examine the association between climate change anxiety [measured …
Climate change, resource insecurities and sexual and reproductive health among young adolescents in Kenya: A multi-method qualitative inquiry
INTRODUCTION: Growing evidence supports linkages between climate change and extreme weather events (EWEs) and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) among adults. Yet knowledge gaps persist regarding climate-related experiences and pathways to SRH among young adolescents (YA). We conducted a multi-method qualitative study to explore climate change-related factors and linkages with SRH among YA aged 10-14 years in Kenya. METHODS: This six-site study…
EHealth literacy and digital health interventions: Key ingredients for supporting the mental health of displaced youth living in the urban slums of kampala, Uganda
During and after displacement, many displaced youth face increased vulnerability to poor mental health and can encounter inaccurate or confusing health information. Digital tools create new opportunities to reach more of these youth with mental health interventions. Yet maximizing these tools' effectiveness among displaced youth requires understanding their eHealth literacy (eHEALS; i.e., the ability to find, understand, and appraise health infor…
Sexual consent education among youth experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada: Findings from an arts-based and qualitative study
Homeless youth do not feel safe anywhere, which constrains sexual agency. • Relational factors include in-person and digital spaces, and lack of family support. • Symbolic factors include gender, sexual orientation and substance use stigmas. • Material factors include housing insecurity and poverty. • Poetry and comics are effective arts-based approaches with homeless youth. Homeless youth face elevated risks of sexual violence, diminishing their…
Experiences of drought, heavy rains, and flooding and linkages with refugee youth sexual and reproductive health in a humanitarian setting in Uganda: Qualitative insights
Climate-related extreme weather events (EWE) exacerbate resource insecurities that, in turn, shape sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Refugee settlements face increased EWE exposure yet are understudied in EWE research. We explored experiences of climate change and SRH among refugee youth aged 16-24 in Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda. This qualitative study involved walk-along individual youth interviews and key informant (KI) service pro…
The value of self-care during climate-related extreme weather events (EWE) to support sexual and reproductive health and rights: Intersections between climate, health, and social inequalities
Climate-related extreme weather events (EWE) affect sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) outcomes through complex and multi-level pathways. These include institutional-level effects on health systems, such as damaged health infrastructure and roads, barriers to retaining qualified health and care workers, as well as healthcare access barriers due to increased economic precarity, displacement and migration. Furthermore, EWE effects on …
Associations Between Forced Sexual Initiation, Post-exposure Prophylaxis Cascades and Subsequent Violence Experiences Among Displaced Young Women in Ugandan Informal Urban Settlements
Along their displacement trajectory, displaced adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) face elevated HIV risk early in their sexual life course, often due to forced sexual initiation (FSI), marking the beginning of cycles of violence. However, knowledge gaps exist regarding FSI prevalence rates and the association between FSI, violence experiences, and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) cascades (awareness, access and uptake) among displaced AGYW in…
Extreme Weather Events and Linkages with HIV Vulnerabilities Among Young Sex Workers and Sexually Diverse Men in Nairobi, Kenya: Qualitative Multi-method Insights
Navigating the Perils of Pregnancy and Childbirth Among Youth in La Pointe, Haiti: Insights Captured Through Community Photovoice Research
In Haiti, surviving pregnancy and childbirth is especially tenuous for young women, who are already marginalized. One of the four leading causes of death for women 20–24 years old is pregnancy- or childbirth-related. An important gap remains regarding youth perspectives of maternal health and well-being within their communities. We conducted a community-based participatory research study using Photovoice to understand the lived experiences of 17 …
Evaluating a mobile health intervention to increase Covid-19 prevention: Engagement and learning outcomes among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda
Background: Displaced populations in resource-constrained settings require tailored COVID-19 prevention strategies, and mobile health (mHealth) emerges as a cost-effective approach. This study aimed to evaluate engagement and learning outcomes of the Kukaa Salama – Staying Safe – mHealth intervention for enhancing COVID-19 prevention practices among urban refugee youth. Method: This mixed-methods analysis used cross-sectional data from refugee yo…
Community activists’ Twitter advocacy for sex work decriminalization: Qualitative insights into systemic-digital barriers
Examining Experiences of Gender Identities, Roles, and Relations among Men with Same-Gender Sexual Histories: Implications of Gender Nonconformity on Access to Quality Healthcare in Urban Ghana
Exploring the role of motherhood in healthcare engagement for women living with HIV in the USA
Mothers living with HIV are faced with managing their own complex healthcare and wellness needs while caring for their children. Understanding the lived experiences of mothers living with HIV, including grandmothers and mothers with older children - who are less explicitly represented in existing literature, may guide the development of interventions that best support them and their families. This study sought to explore the role of motherhood an…
Evaluating the Phobias, Attitudes, and Cultural Competence of Master of Social Work Students Toward the LGBT Populations
More education and training is needed for MSW students to effectively serve the LGBT populations
Adapting the minority stress model: Associations between gender non-conformity stigma, HIV-related stigma and depression among men who have sex with men in South India
Perceptions of intersectional stigma among diverse women living with HIV in the United States
Attitudes and behavior that devalue individuals based upon their HIV status (HIV-related stigma) are barriers to HIV prevention, treatment, and wellbeing among women living with HIV. Other coexisting forms of stigma (e.g., racism, sexism) may worsen the effects of HIV-related stigma, and may contribute to persistent racial and gendered disparities in HIV prevention and treatment. Few studies examine perceptions of intersectional stigma among wome…
I’m Never Really My Full Self”: Young Bisexual Women's Perceptions of their Mental Health
Young bisexual women report worse mental health outcomes in comparison to young heterosexual and lesbian women. Although these mental health disparities have been documented consistently in recent research, few researchers have investigated how young bisexual women understand their mental health and perceived factors that influence mental health disparities within their communities. Understanding more about how young bisexual women perceive their…
The Normative Idea of Queer is a White Person”: Understanding Perceptions of White Privilege Among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women of Color in Toronto, Canada
White privilege constructs whiteness as normative and central to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) identities and is reproduced through social norms, media representations, and daily interactions. We aimed to enhance understanding of the processes by which white privilege was experienced among lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women of color in Toronto, Canada. We conducted two focus groups with LBQ women of color, one with participants w…
The Case for the World Health Organization’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health to Address Sexual Orientation
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) social determinants of health discussion underscores the need for health equity and social justice. Yet sexual orientation was not addressed within the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health final report Closing the Gap in a Generation. This omission of sexual orientation as a social determinant of health stands in stark contrast with a body of evidence that demonstrates that sexual minorities …
Evaluating an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Adapted for Social Work
Objectives: To evaluate an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) adapted for social work in a lab course and examine the degree to which it predicts competence in the practicum. Method: 125 Masters students participated in a one-scenario OSCE and wrote responses to standardized reflection questions. OSCE performance and reflections were rated on previously standardized scales, competence in field was evaluated using the online practice…
An Expanded Definition of Intersectional Stigma for Public Health Research and Praxis
Opportunities, Ethical Challenges, and Lessons Learned from Working with Peer Research Assistants in a Multi-Method HIV Community-Based Research Study in Ontario, Canada
We discuss ethical challenges and opportunities experienced by peer research assistants (PRAs) in a multi-method HIV community-based research study in Ontario, Canada. We review lessons learned and best practices based on our experience conducting a qualitative investigation of research priorities with diverse women living with HIV (WLWH) and implementation of a cross-sectional survey with African, Caribbean, and Black WLWH. While some opportunit…
Adapting stigma mechanism frameworks to explore complex pathways between intersectional stigma and HIV-related health outcomes among women living with HIV in Canada
Intersectional stigma research examining pathways to HIV outcomes is limited. • Adapted conceptual frameworks to examine intersectional stigma and health outcomes. • Stigma interacted with social/institutional support to increase depression. • Depression led to maladaptive coping, lowering adherence and CD4 count. • Argues for multi-level strategies, including women-centred HIV care
Stigma, sexual health, and human rights among women who have sex with women in Lesotho
In recent years, gender and sexual minorities have become increasingly visible across sub-Saharan Africa, marking both the progression and violation of their human rights. Using data from a study with sexual minorities in Lesotho, this analysis leveraged the social ecological model to examine relationships between stigma, human rights, and sexual health among women who have sex with women in Lesotho. A community-based participatory approach was u…
A Case for Strengths-Based Approaches to Addressing Intersectional Stigma in HIV Research
Adapting the psychological mediation framework for cisgender and transgender sexual minorities in Jamaica: Implications from latent versus observed variable approaches to sexual stigma
Automatic assumption of your gender, sexuality and sexual practices is also discrimination”: Exploring sexual healthcare experiences and recommendations among sexually and gender diverse persons in Ar…
Sexual and mental health disparities are reported in Arctic Canada as in other Arctic regions that experience shared challenges of insufficient healthcare resources, limited transportation, and a scarcity of healthcare research. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons (LGBTQ+) report sexual and mental health disparities in comparison with their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts, and these disparities may be exacerbated in rur…
Assessment of a “Transgender Identity Stigma” scale among trans women in India: Findings from exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses
Background: Sexual minority stigma has been shown to influence mental health and sexual risk, but limited research is available on measuring transgender-identity stigma among trans women in India. We adapted an Exposure to Transphobia scale to the Indian context and tested a 14-item Transgender Identity Stigma Questionnaire (TGISQ) among trans women in India. We aimed to assess and validate the factor structure of the TGISQ and to assess its reli…
Understanding young bisexual women’s sexual, reproductive and mental health through syndemic theory
Coming out of the closet about sexual assault: Intersectional sexual assault stigma and (non) disclosure to formal support providers among survivors using Reddit
Sexual health among young bisexual women: A qualitative, community-based study
Young bisexual women experience health disparities related to sexual health, yet there is comparatively little research that addresses which specific factors drive these disparities. The current study investigates young bisexual women’s perspective of their sexual health in order to address this gap. We conducted a community-based qualitative study in Canada, which included four two-hour focus group sessions with 35 bisexual women (broadly define…
Qualitative Comic Book Mapping: Developing Comic Books Informed by Lived Experiences of Refugee Youth to Advance Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Stigma Reduction in a Humanitarian Sett…
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a persistent concern in humanitarian contexts, yet there is a dearth of SGBV prevention and post-rape clinical care interventions tailored for refugee youth. Graphic medicine, the use of images and text such as in comic books, has been employed to depict lived experiences to promote health, wellbeing, and education. Comic books provide a low-cost, youth-friendly approach to health promotion that is acces…
Addressing HIV-Related Intersectional Stigma and Discrimination to Improve Public Health Outcomes: An AJPH Supplement
Vaccines for all? A rapid scoping review of Covid-19 vaccine access for Venezuelan migrants in Latin America
Findings presented underscore the extreme complexity and associated variability of providing access to COVID-19 vaccines for Venezuelan migrants across Latin America. By querying the timely question of how migrants and specifically Venezuelan migrants access vaccinations findings contribute to efforts to both more equitably respond to COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics in the context of displaced populations. These are intersectional and e…
Social Exclusion, Resilience and Social Worker Preparedness: Providing Services to Gay and Bisexual Men Who Party- n -Play
Party-n-Play (PNP) refers to sex between gay and bisexual men that occurs under the influence of drugs. Growing evidence suggests gay and bisexual men who PNP experience significant stigma and social exclusion. Less is known about the resilience of this population. Utilising critical discourse analysis, this study examined how gay and bisexual men who PNP talk about social exclusion and resilience in their lives. In-depth one-hour interviews were…
Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Construct Validity of the Internalized Sex Work Stigma Scale among a Cohort of Cisgender Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Internalized sex work stigma among cisgender female sex workers (FSW) is produced within contexts of social marginalization and associated with a range of ill-effects, including psychological distress, and lower rates of healthcare-seeking. This study seeks to uncover latent domains of the new Internalized Sex Work Stigma Scale (ISWSS) using data from 367 FSW in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The sample was 56% white with high substance use (82% smoke…
Exploring experiences of heterosexism and coping strategies among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Swaziland
Social, cultural, and institutional processes which see heterosexuality as natural and universal discriminate against individuals who differ from this norm. This article draws on interviews with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Swaziland to provide an enhanced understanding of the ways in which heterosexism operates in practice and impacts the sexual rights of LGBT communities in Swaziland, where same-sex practices are cri…
Longitudinal associations between intersectional stigmas, antiretroviral therapy adherence, and viral load among women living with HIV using multidimensional latent transition item response analysis
Evaluating the Phobias, Attitudes, and Cultural Competence of Master of Social Work Students Toward the LGBT Populations
More education and training is needed for MSW students to effectively serve the LGBT populations
HIV, Gender, Race, Sexual Orientation, and Sex Work: A Qualitative Study of Intersectional Stigma Experienced by HIV-Positive Women in Ontario, Canada
BACKGROUND: HIV infection rates are increasing among marginalized women in Ontario, Canada. HIV-related stigma, a principal factor contributing to the global HIV epidemic, interacts with structural inequities such as racism, sexism, and homophobia. The study objective was to explore experiences of stigma and coping strategies among HIV-positive women in Ontario, Canada. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We conducted a community-based qualitative investigatio…
Questioning context: A set of interdisciplinary questions for investigating contextual factors affecting health decision making
OBJECTIVE: To combine insights from multiple disciplines into a set of questions that can be used to investigate contextual factors affecting health decision making. BACKGROUND: Decision-making processes and outcomes may be shaped by a range of non-medical or 'contextual' factors particular to an individual including social, economic, political, geographical and institutional conditions. Research concerning contextual factors occurs across many d…
HIV vaccine acceptability and culturally appropriate dissemination among sexually diverse Aboriginal peoples in Canada
This study explored HIV vaccine acceptability and strategies for culturally appropriate dissemination among sexually diverse Aboriginal peoples in Canada, among those at highest HIV risk. We conducted four focus groups (n=23) with Aboriginal male (1) and female (1) service users, peer educators (1) and service providers (1) in Ontario, Canada. Transcripts were analysed with narrative thematic techniques from grounded theory, using NVivo. Particip…
Speaking the Dialect”: Understanding Public Discourse in the Aftermath of an HIV Vaccine Trial Shutdown
Objectives. We investigated how persons from key populations at higher risk of HIV exposure interpreted the process and outcomes of the Step Study HIV-1 vaccine trial, which was terminated early, and implications for willingness to participate in and community support for HIV vaccine research. Methods. We used qualitative methods and a community-based approach in 9 focus groups (n = 72) among ethnically and sexually diverse populations and 6 semi…
“We don't exist”: A qualitative study of marginalization experienced by HIV‐positive lesbian, bisexual, queer and transgender women in Toronto, Canada
BACKGROUND: Lesbian, bisexual, queer and transgender (LBQT) women living with HIV have been described as invisible and understudied. Yet, social and structural contexts of violence and discrimination exacerbate the risk of HIV infection among LBQT women. The study objective was to explore challenges in daily life and experiences of accessing HIV services among HIV-positive LBQT women in Toronto, Canada. METHODS: We used a community-based qualitat…
Opportunities, Ethical Challenges, and Lessons Learned from Working with Peer Research Assistants in a Multi-Method HIV Community-Based Research Study in Ontario, Canada
We discuss ethical challenges and opportunities experienced by peer research assistants (PRAs) in a multi-method HIV community-based research study in Ontario, Canada. We review lessons learned and best practices based on our experience conducting a qualitative investigation of research priorities with diverse women living with HIV (WLWH) and implementation of a cross-sectional survey with African, Caribbean, and Black WLWH. While some opportunit…
Evaluating an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Adapted for Social Work
Objectives: To evaluate an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) adapted for social work in a lab course and examine the degree to which it predicts competence in the practicum. Method: 125 Masters students participated in a one-scenario OSCE and wrote responses to standardized reflection questions. OSCE performance and reflections were rated on previously standardized scales, competence in field was evaluated using the online practice…
The Case for the World Health Organization’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health to Address Sexual Orientation
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) social determinants of health discussion underscores the need for health equity and social justice. Yet sexual orientation was not addressed within the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health final report Closing the Gap in a Generation. This omission of sexual orientation as a social determinant of health stands in stark contrast with a body of evidence that demonstrates that sexual minorities …
Adapting the minority stress model: Associations between gender non-conformity stigma, HIV-related stigma and depression among men who have sex with men in South India
Associations Between HIV-Related Stigma, Racial Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, and Depression Among HIV-Positive African, Caribbean, and Black Women in Ontario, Canada
African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) women are greatly overrepresented in new HIV infections in comparison with Canada's general population. Social and structural factors such as HIV-related stigma, gender discrimination, and racial discrimination converge to increase vulnerability to HIV infection among ACB women by reducing access to HIV prevention services. Stigma and discrimination also present barriers to treatment, care, and support and may …
Modified social ecological model: A tool to guide the assessment of the risks and risk contexts of HIV epidemics
The MSEM is a flexible model for guiding epidemiologic studies among key populations at risk for HIV in diverse sociocultural contexts. Successful HIV prevention strategies for key populations require effective integration of evidence-based biomedical, behavioral, and structural interventions. While the focus of epidemiologic studies has traditionally been on describing individual-level risk factors, the future necessitates comprehensive epidemio…
A mark that is no mark? Queer women and violence in HIV discourse
Lesbian, bisexual and queer women are invisible and ignored in HIV discourse, as epidemiological classifications result in their institutionalised exclusion from risk categories. Simultaneously, these women live with HIV, often in situations of societal exclusion and under threat of violence. In this paper, we consider the connections between discourse and violence to examine how both are reproduced through, applied to and dependent upon people. …
An open debate about the object and purpose of global health knowledge in the context of an interdisciplinary research partnership on HIV/STI prevention priorities in Peru
BACKGROUND: With the failure of the latest vaccine trial, HVTN-505, HIV prevention efforts remain critical. Social and structural factors contributing to HIV and STI transmission include stigma regarding sexual violence, HIV infection and sexual orientation. For instance, HIV prevention and overall sexual health programs in Peru have been implemented yet key populations of youth (sex workers, male and transgender youth) continue to be overreprese…
Challenges faced by multidisplinary new investigators on addressing grand challenges in global health
BACKGROUND: The grand challenges approach aims to spark innovative and transformative strategies to overcome barriers to significant global health issues. Grand Challenges Canada endorses an 'Integrated InnovationTM' approach that focuses on the intersection of scientific/technological, social and business innovation. In this article we explore themes emerging from a dialogue between the authors, who are multidisciplinary recipients of the 'Risin…
(Where) do queer women belong? Theorizing intersectional and compulsory heterosexism in HIV research
Queer women have been elided from HIV discourse, in part due to heterosexist constructions of HIV transmission risk categories that omit women’s sexual orientation. In this paper, I reflect on presenting at two international HIV research conferences on queer women and their erasure from HIV discourse. I employ critical discourse analysis to conference interactions to investigate how my personal experiences as a queer woman presenting at these HIV…
Sexual practices, identities and health among women who have sex with women in Lesotho – a mixed-methods study
Despite the high prevalence of HIV and STIs among women in Africa and the growing literature on HIV and STIs among women who have sex with women, research on the sexual health of women who have sex with women in Africa is scant. This study used mixed methods to describe sexual identity, practices and health among women who have sex with women in Lesotho. Most respondents (48%) described themselves as lesbian, 29% as bisexual and 23% as heterosexu…
The Normative Idea of Queer is a White Person”: Understanding Perceptions of White Privilege Among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women of Color in Toronto, Canada
White privilege constructs whiteness as normative and central to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) identities and is reproduced through social norms, media representations, and daily interactions. We aimed to enhance understanding of the processes by which white privilege was experienced among lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women of color in Toronto, Canada. We conducted two focus groups with LBQ women of color, one with participants w…
Syndemics of depression, alcohol use, and victimisation, and their association with HIV-related sexual risk among men who have sex with men and transgender women in India
We examined the presence and co-occurrence of psychosocial health conditions (depression, frequent alcohol use, and victimisation) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender (TG) women in India, and their cumulative association with sexual risk. A survey questionnaire was administered among a convenience sample of 600 participants (MSM = 300; TG women = 300) recruited through six non-governmental organisations in four states. Prevalenc…
My body is mine’: Qualitatively exploring agency among internally displaced women participants in a small-group intervention in Leogane, Haiti
The 2010 earthquake resulted in the breakdown of Haiti's social, economic and health infrastructure. Over one-quarter of a million people remain internally displaced (ID). ID women experience heightened vulnerability to intimate partner violence (IPV) due to increased poverty and reduced community networks. Scant research has examined experiences of IPV among ID women in post-earthquake Haiti. We conducted a qualitative study to explore the impac…
Stigma, Human Rights Violations, Health Care Access, and Disclosure among Men who have Sex with Men in the Gambia
Journal Article Stigma, Human Rights Violations, Health Care Access, and Disclosure among Men who have Sex with Men in the Gambia Get access Krystal Mason, Krystal Mason Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sosthenes Ketende, Sosthenes Ketende Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sarah Peitzmeier, Sarah Peitzmeier Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Goog…
I’m Never Really My Full Self”: Young Bisexual Women's Perceptions of their Mental Health
Young bisexual women report worse mental health outcomes in comparison to young heterosexual and lesbian women. Although these mental health disparities have been documented consistently in recent research, few researchers have investigated how young bisexual women understand their mental health and perceived factors that influence mental health disparities within their communities. Understanding more about how young bisexual women perceive their…
Understanding young bisexual women’s sexual, reproductive and mental health through syndemic theory
Stigma, sexual health, and human rights among women who have sex with women in Lesotho
In recent years, gender and sexual minorities have become increasingly visible across sub-Saharan Africa, marking both the progression and violation of their human rights. Using data from a study with sexual minorities in Lesotho, this analysis leveraged the social ecological model to examine relationships between stigma, human rights, and sexual health among women who have sex with women in Lesotho. A community-based participatory approach was u…
Examining the associations between HIV-related stigma and health outcomes in people living with HIV/Aids: A series of meta-analyses
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review and series of meta-analyses on the association between HIV-related stigma and health among people living with HIV. DATA SOURCES: A structured search was conducted on 6 electronic databases for journal articles reporting associations between HIV-related stigma and health-related outcomes published between 1996 and 2013. STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Controlled studies, cohort studies, case-control studies an…
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