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Research Report: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Conversion Therapy Efforts among LGBTIQ+ people in Vietnam
Viet (Mason) Trinh, Kathy Trang, Lam Le, Binh Nguyen, Duy Nguyen • 2024

This research marks a breakthrough in comprehensively understanding and evaluating the experiences of conversion therapy among LGBTIQ+ people in Vietnam. With data collected from diverse groups within the community, we have conducted an in-depth analysis of the forms of conversion...

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Vietnam LGBTIQ+ Health Survey Report
Doanh nghiệp xã hội Hải Đăng • 2023

Đây là khảo sát nghiên cứu định lượng đầu tiên tại Việt Nam với mục đích cung cấp cái nhìn tổng quan về hành vi nguy cơ, tình trạng sức khỏe, trải nghiệm và rào cản tiếp cận dịch vụ...

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A Mixed -method Approach to the Development of a Culturally-relevant Internalized Stigma Scale for Vietnamese Young LGBTIQG+ Adults
Trịnh Đình Minh Việt, Yu-tien Hsu, Nguyễn Cao Minh • 2022

This is the first scientific study in Vietnam to use a mixed-methods approach to investigate and establish a measurement scale for self-stigma in young LGBTIQ+ communities. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of self-stigma with specific...

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Sexual Risk among Men Who Have Sex with Men using Amphetamine-Type Stimulants during Chemsex activities in Vietnam.
Lighthouse SE • 2020

Men who have sex with men (MSM) using amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) during Chemsex activities in Vietnam face sexual risks and harm reduction is necessary to prevent HIV transmission and long-term health effects....

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Fact Sheet: Mental Health and Care in the Context of HIV
Lighthouse SE • 2021

Estimates suggest that there are over 200,000 men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vietnam, and this group is at high risk for HIV (PEPFAR, 2019; VAAC 2017). However, stigma and discrimination continue to be a major barrier that...

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RECOMMENDATIONS OF KEY POPULATIONS AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN VIETNAM FOR THE GLOBAL FUND PROPOSAL 2024-2026
• 2023

On January 11, 2023, Lighthouse Social Enterprise with the support of Mpact Global and Youth LEAD organized organized 02 nationwide community consultation meetings, including: Consultation 1: Consultation with key population and people living with HIV with the participation of 56...

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Assessing the Information and Service Needs for Health Care and Other Specialized Services of Transgender Individuals in Vietnam.
Doan Thanh Tung, Hoang Cam Hang, Nguyen Thi Phuong Linh, Ha Kieu Oanh • 2019

Transgender individuals (TG) are people who have a gender identity or expression that differs from the gender assigned to them at birth, regardless of whether they undergo body modification surgery or not (iSEE, 2013). In reality, not all transgender people...

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Structural Violence, Community, and Access to HIV Care Services: A Community Engagement Action Research and New Findings from Global Men’s Health and Rights Study..
Sonya Arreola , Đoàn Thanh Tùng, Jeffrey Walimbwa, Diego Solares • 2022

Men who have sex with men are at 22 times greater risk of contracting HIV compared to other male groups. In 2019, men who have sex with men and bisexual men accounted for nearly one in four new HIV infections worldwide. Contextual factors such...

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Research report “Perspectives, Influencing Factors, and Needs for Accessing and Utilizing Sexual Health Care Services in Young Key Population in Vietnam”
Đoàn Thanh Tùng, Hà Kiều Oanh, Lê Ngọc Lan, Lưu Vĩnh Trinh, Phùng Bá Thành • 2020

The research report “Perspectives, Influencing Factors, and Needs for Accessing and Utilizing Sexual Health Care Services in Young Key Population in Vietnam” is the result of the “Young, Wild…and Free” project developed by the social enterprise Haidang to understand the influencing factors,...

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Research report “Knowledge, attitudes, difficulties and needs of health workers in providing friendly services to the LGBTIQ+ community”
Đoàn Thanh Tùng, Nguyễn Thị Phương Linh, Phùng Bá Thành • 2019

LGBTIQ+ individuals still face discrimination and differential treatment in their everyday lives. Discrimination and discriminative treatment create countless difficulties and barriers for LGBTIQ+ individuals in all aspects of life, including LGBTI+ health. LGBTIQ+ individuals encounter barriers in accessing healthcare services,...

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Research Report “Assessing sexual health & mental health awareness and attitudes, LBQ women’s experience of using health care services in Vietnam””
Đoàn Thanh Tùng, Hà Kiều Oanh, Yuki, Min, Nờ • 2019

The data analysis study was conducted based on a survey of 93 LBQ women in Vietnam. The survey reached the majority of the audience in two big cities, 46.6% in Ho Chi Minh City and 34.5% in Hanoi. In addition,...

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RESEARCH REPORT “THE PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AMONG LGBTI+ PEOPLE IN VIETNAM AND RELATED FACTORS”
Nhóm chương trình sức khỏe, DNXH Hải Đăng • 2022

 The research “The Prevalence of Sexual Orientation and Gender-based Violence Among LGBTI+ People in Vietnam and Related Factors” was completed and published at the end of March through the publication of the research results. In order to facilitate the study...

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Highfun Handbook
Lighthouse SE • 2022

The Highfun Handbook is published with the purpose of providing essential information on highfun, substance use, and harm reduction when using substances. This handbook is extremely useful for both new and experienced “2fun players”....