Pranee Liamputtong, PhD
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Professor Pranee Liamputtong is currently professor in behavior sciences at VinUniversity. She is a medical anthropologist and interested in the health of women, children, immigrants, refugees, the elderly and transgender people. Regarding health issues, she is very interested in issues related to motherhood, reproductive health, gender, sexual health, psychological health and chronic diseases. Recently, she has focused her research on gender and sexual health issues among Asian women, refugee/immigrant women, youth, and transgender women from ethnic minorities. In Vietnam, she began research on air pollution and its real-life impact on the health of mothers and newborns. She is a qualitative researcher and has written many books on this approach. She has also written a number of reference books on health-related issues. Some of her reference books (Qualitative Research Methods, Health Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice, Social Determinants of Health and Community Health) have been widely applied both in Australia and abroad. In her previous role as Professor of Public Health, she taught qualitative research methods and social determinants of health care units in residency training programs, and also taught about gender & health; culture, diversity & health; Health communication in university programs. At VinUni, Pranee teaches in both medical doctor and nursing degree programs including Medical Humanities, Health Communication, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Research Methods in Nursing and Research Methods in Medical Science. She is also the Research Chair for theses in the Internal Medicine Residency program.
Recent Submissions
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‘I need support to continue my Muay Thai career’: A qualitative study on social support amongst Muay Thai fighters in Thailand
(2023-06-21)Most Muay Thai fighters in Thailand come from marginalized backgrounds, making social support a crucial factor for their success in the sport. This paper explores the role of social support among Muay Thai fighters, ... -
Feeling psychologically unsafe at school and university: Bullying and youth living with depression in Indonesia
(2023-03-19)The prevalence of bullying in Indonesia was reported to be 41% among students aged fifteen. This study explored the experiences of being bullied at school and university, as well as the psychological trauma associated with ... -
Breast cancer and screening prevention programmes: Perceptions of women in a multicultural community in Southern Thailand
(2023-03-12)Background: Breast cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women worldwide and in Thailand. Objective: This study aims to explore perceptions of breast cancer and screening prevention programs among ... -
Barriers and facilitators to access mental health services among people with mental disorders in Indonesia: A qualitative study
(2023-02-14)Background: The care and treatment management of people with mental health problems has become a prominent global concern in recent years that requires consistent attention. However, the literature suggests that only a ... -
Impact of short and intensive art-based intervention on symptomatology and social interactions among children with autism spectrum disorder
(2023)Background: Consensus on the effectiveness of art therapy in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is lacking in the literature. Purpose: Here, we examined the effectiveness of a short and intensive art-based ... -
“We are not there yet”: perceptions, beliefs and experiences of healthcare professionals caring for women with pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain in Australia
(2023-12)Background: Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) is a common condition worldwide. Women report being unprepared about PPGP, and state they receive little recognition and support from healthcare professionals. Situated ... -
Prevalence and risk factors of food insecurity among Libyan migrant families in Australia
(2021)Background: The burden of food insecurity remains a public health challenge even in high-income countries, such as Australia, and especially among culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. While research ... -
Qualitative Inquiry and Inclusive Research
(2022)This chapter discusses the contribution of qualitative inquiry in social inclusion and its role in inclusive research. Qualitative research refers to “a broad approach” that qualitative researchers adopt as a means to ... -
Researching Migrant Motherhood Using the Drawing Method
(2022)This chapter discusses the use of an inclusive research approach using the drawing method to examine the perceptions and lived experiences of motherhood among Zimbabwean migrant women living in Australia. Most women ... -
Researching Sexual Violence with Trans Women of Color in Australia
(2022)This chapter discusses the research process that was employed in understanding the lived experiences of sexual violence among trans women of color in Australia, and the outcomes that had been planned and achieved. Transgender ... -
Social Capital and Social Inclusion
(2022)This chapter highlights the significance of social environments as key determinants of health and well-being, with social capital playing a central role. Social capital refers to the resources available to individuals ... -
Participatory Mapping as Research Tool 59 Social Inclusion and Young Refugee People
(2022)This chapter discusses the use of the participatory mapping approach in the research concerning social inclusion among young refugees from the Middle-East in Melbourne, Australia. Despite instances of stigma and social ... -
Social Inclusion, Research, and Practices in the Health and Social Sciences
(2022)Social inclusion emerged as a concept to respond to the increase of socially excluded and marginalized populations in the 1980s and 1990s. It has echoed pragmatics of “social, economic, and political participation” and ... -
Stigma, Discrimination, and Social Exclusion
(2022)Stigma is an important aspect of the social determinants of health, significantly influencing the distribution of health status and life opportunities for many individuals by creating inequalities and inequities. The ... -
The injury incidence and treatment experience among elite and beginner Thailand bodybuilders
(2023-02-28)Background. Bodybuilding is a sport where a person should do a lot of weight training while in the same time having a strict diet control. Due to this, they are believed to have higher chances of getting injured. However, ... -
The perceptions and practices of Thai health professionals providing maternity care for migrant Burmese women: An ethnographic study
(2021-07-06)Background: Across the globe, many women including economic and humanitarian migrants receive inadequate antenatal care. Understanding the difficulties that migrant women encounter when accessing maternity care, including ... -
Photovoice method and social inclusion
(2022)Muay Thai fighting has been embedded in traditional Thai sport for generations. However, little is known about the lives of these nak muay Thai (muay Thai fighters). This chapter discusses the study with nak muay Thai using ... -
Photo-elicitation for inclusive research on sensitive topics
(2022)Research into sensitive issues such as sexuality requires inclusive research methods if the experiences of women from diverse sociocultural backgrounds are to be included. Photo-elicitation is one of the visual methods ... -
Photo elicitation method and young refugees’ social participation in community
(2022)This chapter discusses the use of the photo elicitation method to examine the social experiences of young people with refugee backgrounds in regional Australia. In the study on which this chapter is based, the authors ... -
Photo elicitation and drawing methods in research with people with physical disabilities
(2022)Researching people with disabilities and a sensitive topic can be a great challenge for any researcher. An Nguyen, the first author, lives with a physical disability. She is also a social researcher. She has been researching ...