Sonal Mehta
Biographic Data
| ID | 3601447 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sonal Mehta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sonal |
| FAMILY NAME | Mehta |
| SIGNATURE | MEHTA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | India HIV/AIDS Alliance |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0509-9049 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for men who have sex with men and transgender women in a clinic and a community-based setting
BACKGROUND: Understanding the 'real-world' challenges of delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) provides critical insights to guide and optimise future roll-out of the PrEP in India. METHODS: Between 18 December 2019 and 31 July 2023, self-identified MSM and TGW, ≥18 years, at substantial risk for HIV were followed for 12 months for PrEP acceptability, adherence, adverse event…
Island Fort Janjira
Sidi voices and the Sidi Sayyid mosque
The presence of Sidis, Indians of African descent, in India today is concentrated in the states of Gujarat and Karnataka. In this essay, we focus on the Sidis of Gujarat, and their oral narratives, to establish a genealogy, a counter history, by virtue of which space is imagined as a way of belonging and claiming cultural citizenship. Babubhai Sidi’s story of Sidi solider, Sidi Sayyid, of the famous Sidi Sayyid mosque in Ahmedabad, recounts the a…
Gender Transition Services for Hijras and Other Male-to-Female Transgender People in India
This qualitative investigation explored access to and use of gender transition services by hijras and other male-to-female transgender people in the public and private hospitals in 7 Indian cities. We conducted 7 focus groups (n = 42 participants) and 30 in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of hijras/transpeople and 22 key informant interviews with service providers. Findings reveal a near-absence of gender transition services in public ho…
Talking about love and sex in adolescent health fairs in India
Sex education for adolescents is practically unavailable from any source in India, be it home, family members or school. Yet a majority of girls marry by the time they are 16 and boys by 18, and with marriage they become sexually active. CHETNA, an NGO in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, started to run sex education workshops in 1990 as a part of residential health camps for adolescents. In an interactive manner using role plays, games, reading materials and …
Gender Transition Services for Hijras and Other Male-to-Female Transgender People in India
This qualitative investigation explored access to and use of gender transition services by hijras and other male-to-female transgender people in the public and private hospitals in 7 Indian cities. We conducted 7 focus groups (n = 42 participants) and 30 in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of hijras/transpeople and 22 key informant interviews with service providers. Findings reveal a near-absence of gender transition services in public ho…
Sidi voices and the Sidi Sayyid mosque
The presence of Sidis, Indians of African descent, in India today is concentrated in the states of Gujarat and Karnataka. In this essay, we focus on the Sidis of Gujarat, and their oral narratives, to establish a genealogy, a counter history, by virtue of which space is imagined as a way of belonging and claiming cultural citizenship. Babubhai Sidi’s story of Sidi solider, Sidi Sayyid, of the famous Sidi Sayyid mosque in Ahmedabad, recounts the a…
Talking about love and sex in adolescent health fairs in India
Sex education for adolescents is practically unavailable from any source in India, be it home, family members or school. Yet a majority of girls marry by the time they are 16 and boys by 18, and with marriage they become sexually active. CHETNA, an NGO in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, started to run sex education workshops in 1990 as a part of residential health camps for adolescents. In an interactive manner using role plays, games, reading materials and …
Gender Transition Services for Hijras and Other Male-to-Female Transgender People in India
This qualitative investigation explored access to and use of gender transition services by hijras and other male-to-female transgender people in the public and private hospitals in 7 Indian cities. We conducted 7 focus groups (n = 42 participants) and 30 in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of hijras/transpeople and 22 key informant interviews with service providers. Findings reveal a near-absence of gender transition services in public ho…
Sidi voices and the Sidi Sayyid mosque
The presence of Sidis, Indians of African descent, in India today is concentrated in the states of Gujarat and Karnataka. In this essay, we focus on the Sidis of Gujarat, and their oral narratives, to establish a genealogy, a counter history, by virtue of which space is imagined as a way of belonging and claiming cultural citizenship. Babubhai Sidi’s story of Sidi solider, Sidi Sayyid, of the famous Sidi Sayyid mosque in Ahmedabad, recounts the a…
Island Fort Janjira
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for men who have sex with men and transgender women in a clinic and a community-based setting
BACKGROUND: Understanding the 'real-world' challenges of delivery of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) provides critical insights to guide and optimise future roll-out of the PrEP in India. METHODS: Between 18 December 2019 and 31 July 2023, self-identified MSM and TGW, ≥18 years, at substantial risk for HIV were followed for 12 months for PrEP acceptability, adherence, adverse event…
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sex work and related issues (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Transgender (2 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 works) · Anal sex (1 works) · Ancient history (1 works)