Publications by authors named "Trang Nguyen Nguyen Nhu"
Article Synopsis
- About 1.07 million people in Vietnam are infected with hepatitis C, prompting a study by the South East Asian Research Collaborative in Hepatitis (SEARCH) to explore shortened treatment strategies for chronic HCV with antiviral drugs.
- Ethnographic research revealed that while many participants were aware of HCV and keen to seek treatment, groups at higher risk, like people who inject drugs, were often under-represented.
- The project employed community-based participatory research to engage underserved groups in Ho Chi Minh City, leading to the identification of 26 key organizations and the formation of two working groups to address HCV and other health issues.
Transgender women are at higher risk of HIV infection, however, there is a lack of information about HIV infection and related factors among transgender women in Vietnam. From February 2018 to June 2018, 456 transgender women were recruited in the study using Respondent-Driven Sampling technique. Participants completed the computer-based questionnaire and were tested for HIV serostatus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn Vietnam, despite the possibility of living healthy sexual lives and bearing children due to the increasing availability of antiretroviral therapy and prevention of mother-to-child transmission services, HIV programming has given little attention to the sexual and reproductive health of people living with HIV. Our study explored factors influencing sexual and reproductive health decision-making, needs, rights and access to services for women living with HIV in Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City. Nearly half of the women were sexually active at the time of the study and 15% reported wanting a child or another child.
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