Dulce Ferraz

Biographic Data

ID3811671
NAMEDulce Ferraz
GIVEN NAMESDulce
FAMILY NAMEFerraz
SIGNATUREFERRAZ D
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Lausanne
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Oscillating between objectification and agency

    Open AccessEileen J Rabel, N Chowdhury et al.ARTICLEFeminism & Psychology2026

    A growing body of empirical research investigates the impact that sexual objectification of young women on social media has on their well-being. The aim of the present study is to explore how young women navigate sexual objectification and body-focused posting practices on social media in the context of postfeminist sensibilities. Drawing on individual interviews, which we analyzed using critical discursive psychology, we found that while partici…

  • An epistemological reflection on the psychosocial processes experienced by One Health researchers

    Open AccessCostanza Puppo, Diogo Ferraz et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2025

    In the era of the Anthropocene and the ensuing transitions, the One Health approach is one of the possible answers to rethinking our place on the planet. The aim of this article is to propose an epistemological reflection on the psychosocial processes that concern researchers working with the One Health approach, developing some perspectives that have received limited attention to date. We argue for the importance of making these processes explic…

  • I Am the Minority of the Minority of the Minority, I Can't Help Thinking About My Brothers

    Open AccessEliana Miura Zucchi, Diogo Ferraz et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2025References: 36

    We aimed to understand how COVID-19 impacted LGBTQIA+ adolescents' and young people's well-being and to explore self-care strategies developed by them to address such effects. A qualitative investigation was conducted with adolescents and young people including 39 men who have sex with men and transgender women aged 15-22 years in Brazil. Data collection comprised digital-based diaries and semi-structured interviews and occurred during physical d…

  • Reaching Out to Adolescents at High Risk of HIV Infection in Brazil

    Open AccessLaio Magno, Fabiane Soares Gomes et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2023

    Using baseline data from the PrEP1519 cohort, in this article we aimed to analyze: (i) the effectiveness of demand creation strategies (DCS) to enroll adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) and adolescent transgender women (ATGW) into an HIV combination prevention study in Brazil; (ii) the predictors of DCS for adolescents’ enrollment; and (iii) the factors associated with DCS by comparing online and face-to-face strategies for enrollment. T…

  • Seroprevalence of anti-Sars-CoV-2 antibodies and factors associated with infection among adolescent men who have sex with men and transgender women in Salvador, Brazil

    Open AccessCarina Carvalho Dos Santos, Fernanda Washington De Mendonça-Lima et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    The high seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among gender and sexual minority youth seems to be informed by behaviors and attitudes that contrast with public health measures and the potential severity of the disease when vaccination was still not available

  • Zero knowledge and high interest in the use of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescent men who have sex with men and transgender women in two capital cities in Brazil

    Open AccessLeo Pedrana, Laio Magno et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    There is an urgent need to strengthen the preventive strategies against HIV infection among the youth, enhance their knowledge and those of healthcare providers, and offer safe and new options

  • Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services and their contribution to access to HIV diagnosis in Brazil

    Open AccessAlexandre Grangeiro, Maria Mercedes Loureiro Escuder et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2009Cited by: 6References: 12

    The Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) Network was implemented in Brazil in the 1980s to promote anonymous and confidential access to HIV diagnosis. As a function of the population and dimensions of the local epidemic, the study assessed the network's coverage, using data from a self-applied questionnaire and data from the Information Technology Department of the Unified National Health System (SUS), UNDP, and National STD/AIDS Program. The S…

  • Ungass-HIV/Aids

    Open AccessAlexandre Grangeiro, Diogo Ferraz et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2006Cited by: 1

    Recognizing the HIV/AIDS pandemic as an unprecedented worldwide emergency and one of the greatest challenges to life and the enjoyment of human rights the United nations called on member states to reflect on this matter. In June 2001 around 20 years after the first AIDS cases were recorded the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV and AIDS (UNGASS HIV/AIDS) was held in New York. The Session culminated in the drafting of the Decla…