Barbara Duncan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3761475 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Duncan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Duncan |
| SIGNATURE | DUNCAN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Strathclyde, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow & North Glasgow Hospitals University NHS Trust |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gay men and sexual decision‐making
This paper examines European and North American studies of gay men's sexual decision‐making in terms of differences in theory, methodology, the construction of the psychological subject and the social context. Both intra‐ and inter‐subjective paradigms are discussed and the contribution of each is assessed in terms of health interventions. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Re-appraising HIV Testing among Scottish Gay Men
This paper explores Scottish gay men's understandings of HIV testing within the context of changes stemming from the availability of new treatments for HIV. Transcripts of one-toone interviews with 18 gay men were analysed together with those from four focus groups ( n= 19) concerning HIV testing, HIV status and HIV risk management. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was employed to identify recurrent themes. We focus upon a rise of HIV-opt…
Screening and the Construction of Scepticism
Screening for disease is an integral component of UK preventative health policy, and there are proposals to introduce a screening programme for the sexually transmitted infection Chlamydia trachomatis. In recent years, however, debates over screening have been characterized by increasing scepticism about the individual benefits of participating in such initiatives. This article explores factors that may contribute to this scepticism, in the conte…
Community, responsibility and culpability
This paper draws upon a qualitative study of Scottish gay men's understandings of HIV testing to explore the importance and changing understandings of ‘community’ within gay men's HIV risk-management. Nineteen men took part in one-to-one interviews, and 18 men took part in focus group discussions concerning HIV testing, HIV status and HIV risk-management. These discussions were subsequently analysed for recurrent themes using Interpretive Phenome…
Re-appraising HIV Testing among Scottish Gay Men
This paper explores Scottish gay men's understandings of HIV testing within the context of changes stemming from the availability of new treatments for HIV. Transcripts of one-toone interviews with 18 gay men were analysed together with those from four focus groups ( n= 19) concerning HIV testing, HIV status and HIV risk management. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was employed to identify recurrent themes. We focus upon a rise of HIV-opt…
Gay men and sexual decision‐making
This paper examines European and North American studies of gay men's sexual decision‐making in terms of differences in theory, methodology, the construction of the psychological subject and the social context. Both intra‐ and inter‐subjective paradigms are discussed and the contribution of each is assessed in terms of health interventions. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Screening and the Construction of Scepticism
Screening for disease is an integral component of UK preventative health policy, and there are proposals to introduce a screening programme for the sexually transmitted infection Chlamydia trachomatis. In recent years, however, debates over screening have been characterized by increasing scepticism about the individual benefits of participating in such initiatives. This article explores factors that may contribute to this scepticism, in the conte…
Community, responsibility and culpability
This paper draws upon a qualitative study of Scottish gay men's understandings of HIV testing to explore the importance and changing understandings of ‘community’ within gay men's HIV risk-management. Nineteen men took part in one-to-one interviews, and 18 men took part in focus group discussions concerning HIV testing, HIV status and HIV risk-management. These discussions were subsequently analysed for recurrent themes using Interpretive Phenome…
Re-appraising HIV Testing among Scottish Gay Men
This paper explores Scottish gay men's understandings of HIV testing within the context of changes stemming from the availability of new treatments for HIV. Transcripts of one-toone interviews with 18 gay men were analysed together with those from four focus groups ( n= 19) concerning HIV testing, HIV status and HIV risk management. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was employed to identify recurrent themes. We focus upon a rise of HIV-opt…
Screening and the Construction of Scepticism
Screening for disease is an integral component of UK preventative health policy, and there are proposals to introduce a screening programme for the sexually transmitted infection Chlamydia trachomatis. In recent years, however, debates over screening have been characterized by increasing scepticism about the individual benefits of participating in such initiatives. This article explores factors that may contribute to this scepticism, in the conte…
Gay men and sexual decision‐making
This paper examines European and North American studies of gay men's sexual decision‐making in terms of differences in theory, methodology, the construction of the psychological subject and the social context. Both intra‐ and inter‐subjective paradigms are discussed and the contribution of each is assessed in terms of health interventions. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Psychology (4 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Focus group (2 works)