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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleUnderstanding the Prejudice and Social Exclusion of Transgender Community in Cultural and Theoretical ContextSyed Bahadur AbbasWhile most of the studied focused on primary data to portray the deteriorated socioeconomic status of transgender community in Pakistan. This study takes a leverage to employ theoretical approach towards understanding the situation of Transgender community in Pakistan. This study sheds light on the problem of prejudice and social exclusion of transgender community in Pakistan’s society. Despite that government’s efforts … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 1 Jun 2021 · 7,279 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleA Cross-sectional Study of Sexual Practices, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Human Immunodeficiency Virus among Male-to-Female Transgender PeopleP.S. Saravanamurthy, P. Rajendran, Priya Maria Miranda et al.Problem statement: Designing HIV interventions requires evidence on links between behaviors and elevated transmission risk that remains scanty for male-to-female Transgender (TG) people in India. Approach: In 2007, we carried out a cross-sectional study through convenience sampling of 131 TG aged > 18years, residing in Chennai at least prior to six months of the study. Sexual practices and perception towards … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 31 Oct 2010 · 8,370 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDoes it Get Better?: Childhood Bullying and the Positive Mental Health of LGBT Canadians in AdulthoodTamara Edkins, Tracey Peter, Catherine Taylor et al.Globally, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals are a highly discriminated group. Few academics have explored whether LGBTQ youth who experience discrimination can “get better”, especially with respect to their positive mental health. Using minority stress theory, the current study explored whether there was a long-term relationship between childhood bullying and positive mental health in adulthood among LGBTQ … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 10 Feb 2018 · 8,193 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHepatitis B and C Positivity in Various Categories of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Seropositive Individuals in a Regional STD Centre-an Eight-Year Evaluation of Trends and Risk FactorsSumathi Muralidhar, Manju Bala, Rakesh Kumar Jain et al.Problem statement: Among the various infections whose incidence has increased since the advent of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B and C stand out clearly. This is so because the routes of transmission of these infections are essentially the same as those of HIV/AIDS, making co-infections a common occurrence. The risk of infection for Hepatitis B and C is several times more than … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 31 Oct 2010 · 6,925 accessesView PDF Cite