Hamid Vega-Ramirez
Biographic Data
| ID | 5223748 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hamid Vega-Ramirez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hamid |
| FAMILY NAME | Vega-Ramirez |
| SIGNATURE | VEGA-RAMIREZ H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0390-9992 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Psychometric validation of the Mexican version of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Development of Clinical Skills Scale (LGBT-DOCSS-MX) among healthcare professionals in Mexico
Introduction Limited training among healthcare providers represents a significant barrier to equitable access to health services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals in Mexico. To develop effective training programs, it is essential to assess providers’ competencies using culturally appropriate tools. This study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and evaluate psychometric properties of the Mexican version of the Lesbi…
Factors Associated with Low/Moderate Perceived Risk for HIV Acquisition Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Eligible to Use Pre-exposure Prophylaxis from Brazil, Mexico, and Peru
Awareness of U = U among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru
The slogan Undetectable equals Untransmittable (U = U) communicates that people living with HIV (PLHIV) who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) will not transmit HIV to their sexual partners. We describe awareness of U = U among sexual and gender minorities (SGM) living in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru by self-reported HIV status (PLHIV, negative, unknown) during 2021 using an online survey. We estimated two models using Poisson regression for each po…
Awareness, willingness and barriers to HIV Self-testing (HIVST) among Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru
HIV self-testing (HIVST) is an essential tool within the combined HIV prevention package and has been available in Latin America since 2015. However, HIVST use among key populations remains low. This study describes awareness, willingness, and barriers to HIVST among MSM in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. A cross-sectional web-based survey was advertised in two geosocial networking apps (Grindr and Hornet) and Facebook in 2018. We included cisgender me…
HIV Risk Perception and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness Among Transgender Women from Mexico
Mental Health Problems among Covid-19 Frontline Healthcare Workers and the Other Country-Level Epidemics
COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers (FHCW) are struggling to cope with challenges that threaten their wellbeing. We examine the frequency and predictors of the most frequent mental health problems (MHP) among FHCW during the first COVID-19 peak in Mexico, one of the most severely affected countries in terms of FHCW's COVID-19 mortality. A cross-sectional survey was conducted between May 8 and August 18, 2020. A total of 47.5% of the sample ( n …
Risk factors for violence in transgender people
Background: Transgender people are often victims of multiple types of violence across several areas of life due to society’s marked intolerance of gender nonconformity. Objective: This study seeks to describe experiences of violence in transgender individuals and explore the relationship between different types of violence and specific, high-risk gender incongruence and social rejection factors during adolescence. Method: The sample consisted of …
A Qualitative Study of the Acceptability of the Proposed ICD-11 Gender Incongruence of Childhood Diagnosis Among Transgender Adults Who Were Labeled Due to Their Gender Identity Since Childhood
Risk factors for violence in transgender people
Background: Transgender people are often victims of multiple types of violence across several areas of life due to society’s marked intolerance of gender nonconformity. Objective: This study seeks to describe experiences of violence in transgender individuals and explore the relationship between different types of violence and specific, high-risk gender incongruence and social rejection factors during adolescence. Method: The sample consisted of …
A Qualitative Study of the Acceptability of the Proposed ICD-11 Gender Incongruence of Childhood Diagnosis Among Transgender Adults Who Were Labeled Due to Their Gender Identity Since Childhood
Risk factors for violence in transgender people
Background: Transgender people are often victims of multiple types of violence across several areas of life due to society’s marked intolerance of gender nonconformity. Objective: This study seeks to describe experiences of violence in transgender individuals and explore the relationship between different types of violence and specific, high-risk gender incongruence and social rejection factors during adolescence. Method: The sample consisted of …
Mental Health Problems among Covid-19 Frontline Healthcare Workers and the Other Country-Level Epidemics
COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers (FHCW) are struggling to cope with challenges that threaten their wellbeing. We examine the frequency and predictors of the most frequent mental health problems (MHP) among FHCW during the first COVID-19 peak in Mexico, one of the most severely affected countries in terms of FHCW's COVID-19 mortality. A cross-sectional survey was conducted between May 8 and August 18, 2020. A total of 47.5% of the sample ( n …
Awareness, willingness and barriers to HIV Self-testing (HIVST) among Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru
HIV self-testing (HIVST) is an essential tool within the combined HIV prevention package and has been available in Latin America since 2015. However, HIVST use among key populations remains low. This study describes awareness, willingness, and barriers to HIVST among MSM in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. A cross-sectional web-based survey was advertised in two geosocial networking apps (Grindr and Hornet) and Facebook in 2018. We included cisgender me…
HIV Risk Perception and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness Among Transgender Women from Mexico
Awareness of U = U among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru
The slogan Undetectable equals Untransmittable (U = U) communicates that people living with HIV (PLHIV) who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) will not transmit HIV to their sexual partners. We describe awareness of U = U among sexual and gender minorities (SGM) living in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru by self-reported HIV status (PLHIV, negative, unknown) during 2021 using an online survey. We estimated two models using Poisson regression for each po…
Psychometric validation of the Mexican version of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Development of Clinical Skills Scale (LGBT-DOCSS-MX) among healthcare professionals in Mexico
Introduction Limited training among healthcare providers represents a significant barrier to equitable access to health services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals in Mexico. To develop effective training programs, it is essential to assess providers’ competencies using culturally appropriate tools. This study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and evaluate psychometric properties of the Mexican version of the Lesbi…
Factors Associated with Low/Moderate Perceived Risk for HIV Acquisition Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Eligible to Use Pre-exposure Prophylaxis from Brazil, Mexico, and Peru
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works)