Open AccessA multi-method study of health behaviours and perceived concerns of sexual minority females in Mumbai, India
Author(s) -
Jessamyn Bowling,
Brian Dodge,
Swagata Banik,
Elizabeth Bartelt,
Shruta Rawat,
Lucia GuerraReyes,
Devon J. Hensel,
Debby Herbenick,
Vivek Anand
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sexual health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.117
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1449-8987
pISSN - 1448-5028
DOI - 10.1071/sh17042
Subject(s) - reproductive health , medicine , sexual minority , mental health , population , transgender , health care , health equity , sexual orientation , gerontology , psychology , clinical psychology , public health , psychiatry , nursing , environmental health , social psychology , psychoanalysis , economics , economic growth
This multi-method study explores the perceived health status and health behaviours of sexual minority (i.e. self-identifying with a sexual identity label other than heterosexual) females (i.e. those assigned female at birth who may or may not identify as women) in Mumbai, India, a population whose health has been generally absent in scientific literature.