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Research paper thumbnail of Stigma, sexual health, and human rights among women who have sex with women in Lesotho

Reproductive Health Matters, 2015

In recent years, gender and sexual minorities have become increasingly visible across sub-Saharan... more In recent years, gender and sexual minorities have become increasingly visible across sub-Saharan Africa, marking both the progression and violation of their human rights. Using data from a study with sexual minorities in Lesotho, this analysis leveraged the social ecological model to examine relationships between stigma, human rights, and sexual health among women who have sex with women in Lesotho. A community-based participatory approach was used for the mixed-method, cross-sectional study. A total of 250 women who have sex with women completed a structured questionnaire, of which 21 participated in a total of three focus group discussions. Stigma was common within and outside the health sector. Stigma and human rights abuses were associated with increased risk for HIV and STIs. Interventions to address stigma at the structural, community, and interpersonal levels are essential to ensuring sexual health and rights for women who have sex with women in Lesotho.

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Research paper thumbnail of Global Epidemiology of HIV Among Women and Girls Who Use or Inject Drugs: Current Knowledge and Limitations of Existing Data

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2015

Women and girls who use and inject drugs are a critical population at risk of HIV. In this articl... more Women and girls who use and inject drugs are a critical population at risk of HIV. In this article, we review data on the epidemiology of drug use and injection among women globally and HIV prevalence among women and girls who use and inject drugs. Women and girls comprise one-third of people who use and inject drugs globally. There is substantial variation in HIV prevalence in this population, between and within countries. There is a pronounced lack of data examining HIV risk among particularly vulnerable subpopulations of women who use and inject drugs, including women who have sex with women, transgender women, racial and ethnic minority women, and young women. Women who use and inject drugs experience stigma and discrimination that affect access to services, and high levels of sexual risk exposures. There are significant gaps in our understanding of the epidemiology of drug use and injecting among women and girls and HIV risk and prevalence in this population. Women are frequent...

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The Global HIV Epidemics among Sex Workers, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of HIV risk and preventive interventions in transgender women sex workers

The Lancet, 2015

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Research paper thumbnail of HIV Risk among MSM in Senegal: A Qualitative Rapid Assessment of the Impact of Enforcing Laws That Criminalize Same Sex Practices

PLoS ONE, 2011

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Research paper thumbnail of HIV epidemics among transgender women

Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of Don't forget your head. Before you get behind the wheel, make sure you are in full control

Positively aware : the monthly journal of the Test Positive Aware Network, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of An action agenda for HIV and sex workers

The Lancet, 2015

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Research paper thumbnail of Modeling Violence and HIV among Sex Workers

The Global HIV Epidemics among Sex Workers, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of Innovative uses of communication technology for HIV programming for men who have sex with men and transgender persons

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2014

Globally, overall rates of HIV are on the decline; however, rates among gay men and other men who... more Globally, overall rates of HIV are on the decline; however, rates among gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender persons are increasing. Meanwhile, there has been exponential growth in access to communication technology over the last decade. More innovative prevention and care technology-based programmes are needed to help address the growing numbers of MSM and transgender persons living with HIV and those at risk for infection. To address this need, a meeting was hosted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and co-sponsored by amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The meeting brought together researchers, community implementers, advocates and federal partners to discuss the current landscape of technology-based interventions for MSM and transgender persons and to discuss key considerations. Presentations and discussion...

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Research paper thumbnail of Epidemic Impacts of a Community Empowerment Intervention for HIV Prevention among Female Sex Workers in Generalized and Concentrated Epidemics

PLoS ONE, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of HIV epidemics among transgender women

Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of Sexual practices, identities and health among women who have sex with women in Lesotho – a mixed-methods study

Despite the high prevalence of HIV and STIs among women in Africa and the growing literature on H... more Despite the high prevalence of HIV and STIs among women in Africa and the growing literature on HIV and STIs among women who have sex with women, research on the sexual health of women who have sex with women in Africa is scant. This study used mixed methods to describe sexual identity, practices and health among women who have sex with women in Lesotho. Most respondents (48%) described themselves as lesbian, 29% as bisexual and 23% as heterosexual. Almost half (45%) had disclosed their same sex attraction to family, but only 25% had done so with healthcare workers.A total of 8% reported having HIV. Self-reported HIV was associated with having three or more male partners, having male and female partners at the same time and having a history of STIs.
Gender norms, the criminalisation of homosexuality, varied knowledge of, and access to, safer-sex strategies, and mixed experiences of HIV/STI testing and sexual healthcare provided social and structural contexts for HIV- and STI-related vulnerability.

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Research paper thumbnail of Human Rights, the Law, and HIV among Transgender People

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Research paper thumbnail of Taking the Home

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Research paper thumbnail of A cross-sectional analysis of the association between transgender specific discrimination and HIV among transgender women across the United States

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Research paper thumbnail of Relevance of the Quality of Partner Relationships and Maternal Health to Early Child Wellness

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Research paper thumbnail of Burden of HIV among female sex workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Lancet Infectious …, Jan 1, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of HIV Risk among MSM in Senegal: A Qualitative Rapid Assessment of the Impact of Enforcing Laws That Criminalize Same Sex Practices

PloS one, Jan 1, 2011

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Research paper thumbnail of Stigma, sexual health, and human rights among women who have sex with women in Lesotho

Reproductive Health Matters, 2015

In recent years, gender and sexual minorities have become increasingly visible across sub-Saharan... more In recent years, gender and sexual minorities have become increasingly visible across sub-Saharan Africa, marking both the progression and violation of their human rights. Using data from a study with sexual minorities in Lesotho, this analysis leveraged the social ecological model to examine relationships between stigma, human rights, and sexual health among women who have sex with women in Lesotho. A community-based participatory approach was used for the mixed-method, cross-sectional study. A total of 250 women who have sex with women completed a structured questionnaire, of which 21 participated in a total of three focus group discussions. Stigma was common within and outside the health sector. Stigma and human rights abuses were associated with increased risk for HIV and STIs. Interventions to address stigma at the structural, community, and interpersonal levels are essential to ensuring sexual health and rights for women who have sex with women in Lesotho.

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Research paper thumbnail of Global Epidemiology of HIV Among Women and Girls Who Use or Inject Drugs: Current Knowledge and Limitations of Existing Data

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2015

Women and girls who use and inject drugs are a critical population at risk of HIV. In this articl... more Women and girls who use and inject drugs are a critical population at risk of HIV. In this article, we review data on the epidemiology of drug use and injection among women globally and HIV prevalence among women and girls who use and inject drugs. Women and girls comprise one-third of people who use and inject drugs globally. There is substantial variation in HIV prevalence in this population, between and within countries. There is a pronounced lack of data examining HIV risk among particularly vulnerable subpopulations of women who use and inject drugs, including women who have sex with women, transgender women, racial and ethnic minority women, and young women. Women who use and inject drugs experience stigma and discrimination that affect access to services, and high levels of sexual risk exposures. There are significant gaps in our understanding of the epidemiology of drug use and injecting among women and girls and HIV risk and prevalence in this population. Women are frequent...

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Research paper thumbnail of Front Matter

The Global HIV Epidemics among Sex Workers, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of HIV risk and preventive interventions in transgender women sex workers

The Lancet, 2015

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Research paper thumbnail of HIV Risk among MSM in Senegal: A Qualitative Rapid Assessment of the Impact of Enforcing Laws That Criminalize Same Sex Practices

PLoS ONE, 2011

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Research paper thumbnail of HIV epidemics among transgender women

Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of Don't forget your head. Before you get behind the wheel, make sure you are in full control

Positively aware : the monthly journal of the Test Positive Aware Network, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of An action agenda for HIV and sex workers

The Lancet, 2015

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Research paper thumbnail of Modeling Violence and HIV among Sex Workers

The Global HIV Epidemics among Sex Workers, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of Innovative uses of communication technology for HIV programming for men who have sex with men and transgender persons

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2014

Globally, overall rates of HIV are on the decline; however, rates among gay men and other men who... more Globally, overall rates of HIV are on the decline; however, rates among gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender persons are increasing. Meanwhile, there has been exponential growth in access to communication technology over the last decade. More innovative prevention and care technology-based programmes are needed to help address the growing numbers of MSM and transgender persons living with HIV and those at risk for infection. To address this need, a meeting was hosted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and co-sponsored by amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The meeting brought together researchers, community implementers, advocates and federal partners to discuss the current landscape of technology-based interventions for MSM and transgender persons and to discuss key considerations. Presentations and discussion...

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Research paper thumbnail of Epidemic Impacts of a Community Empowerment Intervention for HIV Prevention among Female Sex Workers in Generalized and Concentrated Epidemics

PLoS ONE, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of HIV epidemics among transgender women

Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, 2014

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Research paper thumbnail of Sexual practices, identities and health among women who have sex with women in Lesotho – a mixed-methods study

Despite the high prevalence of HIV and STIs among women in Africa and the growing literature on H... more Despite the high prevalence of HIV and STIs among women in Africa and the growing literature on HIV and STIs among women who have sex with women, research on the sexual health of women who have sex with women in Africa is scant. This study used mixed methods to describe sexual identity, practices and health among women who have sex with women in Lesotho. Most respondents (48%) described themselves as lesbian, 29% as bisexual and 23% as heterosexual. Almost half (45%) had disclosed their same sex attraction to family, but only 25% had done so with healthcare workers.A total of 8% reported having HIV. Self-reported HIV was associated with having three or more male partners, having male and female partners at the same time and having a history of STIs.
Gender norms, the criminalisation of homosexuality, varied knowledge of, and access to, safer-sex strategies, and mixed experiences of HIV/STI testing and sexual healthcare provided social and structural contexts for HIV- and STI-related vulnerability.

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Research paper thumbnail of Human Rights, the Law, and HIV among Transgender People

hivlawcommission.org

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Research paper thumbnail of Taking the Home

… for the New Millennium: Race, Class, …, Jan 1, 1999

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Research paper thumbnail of A cross-sectional analysis of the association between transgender specific discrimination and HIV among transgender women across the United States

Age

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Research paper thumbnail of Relevance of the Quality of Partner Relationships and Maternal Health to Early Child Wellness

Journal of Developmental & Behavioral …, Jan 1, 2011

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Research paper thumbnail of Burden of HIV among female sex workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Lancet Infectious …, Jan 1, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of HIV Risk among MSM in Senegal: A Qualitative Rapid Assessment of the Impact of Enforcing Laws That Criminalize Same Sex Practices

PloS one, Jan 1, 2011

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