Laing de Villiers
Biographic Data
| ID | 7728286 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laing de Villiers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laing |
| FAMILY NAME | de Villiers |
| SIGNATURE | DE VILLIERS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1681-1847 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Redefining ‘family’
Transfeminine women (assigned male sex at birth and identifying with a feminine gender identity) are at risk for intersectional stigma related to their gender, sexual orientation, and other parts of their social identities (including age, class, and race). These layered stigmas can result in increased physical and mental health concerns related to physical and emotional violence, substance use, high risk sexual behaviour and HIV exposure. Social …
HIV and gender identity expression among transfeminine people in the Western Cape, South Africa – a thematic analysis of data from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial
Our findings are amongst the first exploratory and descriptive data of transfeminine people in South Africa. We show how transfeminine people navigate fluid gender identities that could pose a challenge for accessing and utilizing HIV services that are currently set up for transgender individuals or MSM. More work needs to be done to understand and respond to the diverse and shifting ways people experience their gender identities in this high HIV…
Resilience in Families after a Child’s Same-Sex Sexual Orientation Disclosure
The aim of this study was to identify qualities and resources that help families to adapt to the disclosure of their child’s same-sex sexual orientation. Fifty-four same sex-attracted participants from the Western Cape Province, South Africa represented their families and completed seven self-report questionnaires and responded to an open-ended question. The combined quantitative and qualitative analyses identified several family resilience quali…
Stigma and HIV service access among transfeminine and gender diverse women in South Africa – a narrative analysis of longitudinal qualitative data from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial
DOH-27-0513-4253
Understanding the Time Needed to Link to Care and Start ART in Seven HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Communities in Zambia and South Africa
To achieve UNAIDS 90:90:90 targets at population-level, knowledge of HIV status must be followed by timely linkage to care, initiation and maintenance of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all people living with HIV (PLHIV). Interpreting quantitative patterns using qualitative data, we investigate time taken to link to care and initiate ART amongst individuals aware of their HIV-status in high HIV-prevalence urban communities in the HPTN 071 (PopAR…
The Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders Among South Africans Seeking HIV Testing
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The Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders Among South Africans Seeking HIV Testing
Understanding the Time Needed to Link to Care and Start ART in Seven HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Communities in Zambia and South Africa
To achieve UNAIDS 90:90:90 targets at population-level, knowledge of HIV status must be followed by timely linkage to care, initiation and maintenance of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all people living with HIV (PLHIV). Interpreting quantitative patterns using qualitative data, we investigate time taken to link to care and initiate ART amongst individuals aware of their HIV-status in high HIV-prevalence urban communities in the HPTN 071 (PopAR…
Stigma and HIV service access among transfeminine and gender diverse women in South Africa – a narrative analysis of longitudinal qualitative data from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial
DOH-27-0513-4253
Resilience in Families after a Child’s Same-Sex Sexual Orientation Disclosure
The aim of this study was to identify qualities and resources that help families to adapt to the disclosure of their child’s same-sex sexual orientation. Fifty-four same sex-attracted participants from the Western Cape Province, South Africa represented their families and completed seven self-report questionnaires and responded to an open-ended question. The combined quantitative and qualitative analyses identified several family resilience quali…
Redefining ‘family’
Transfeminine women (assigned male sex at birth and identifying with a feminine gender identity) are at risk for intersectional stigma related to their gender, sexual orientation, and other parts of their social identities (including age, class, and race). These layered stigmas can result in increased physical and mental health concerns related to physical and emotional violence, substance use, high risk sexual behaviour and HIV exposure. Social …
HIV and gender identity expression among transfeminine people in the Western Cape, South Africa – a thematic analysis of data from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial
Our findings are amongst the first exploratory and descriptive data of transfeminine people in South Africa. We show how transfeminine people navigate fluid gender identities that could pose a challenge for accessing and utilizing HIV services that are currently set up for transgender individuals or MSM. More work needs to be done to understand and respond to the diverse and shifting ways people experience their gender identities in this high HIV…
Family medicine (4 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public health (3 works)