Current research

Fall 2011, Issue 4

Current research

Below is a list of selected Canadian HIV and hepatitis C research published in 2011. This includes information available in peer-reviewed publications and grey literature (such as research reports). The links will take you to either the full text of the publication or, when unavailable, to the abstract.

Specific populations
Legal issues
Epidemiology
Prevention approaches
Biomedical interventions

Specific populations

Aboriginal two-spirit and LGBTQ migration, mobility, and health research project report: Winnipeg final report
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ACCHO—Engaging communities and supporting action on HIV/AIDS among African, Caribbean and Black communities in Ontario: A history
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Biological factors that may contribute to regional and racial disparities in HIV prevalence
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Working from within endemic HIV stigma: Developing Canadian social workers’ understanding of the challenges faced by newcomers managing HIV
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Changes in blood-borne infection risk among injection drug users
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Decreasing HIV infections among people who use drugs by injection in British Columbia: Potential explanations and recommendations for further action
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Gender-specific situational correlates of syringe sharing during a single injection episode
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Harm reduction and currently illegal drugs: Implications for nursing policy, practice, education and research
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Pathways to HIV risk and vulnerability among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered methamphetamine users: A multi-cohort gender-based analysis
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Seroprevalence and correlates of HIV and HCV among injecting drug users in Edmonton, Alberta
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Trends in human immunodeficiency virus incidence and risk behavior among injection drug users in Montreal, Canada: A 16-year longitudinal study
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Trouble with bleeding: Risk factors for acute hepatitis C among HIV-positive gay men from Germany—A case-control study
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Legal issues

BC Court of appeal upholds supervised injection site’s right to operate
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Human rights consequences of mandatory HIV screening policy of newcomers to Canada
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Epidemiology

HIV incidence and prevalence among Aboriginal peoples in Canada (review)
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Hepatitis C and sexually transmitted infections surveillance and epidemiology
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HIV in Canada: Trends and issues that affect HIV prevention, care, treatment and support
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Know more: Snapshots from the Lambda survey of gay and bisexual men
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Sex Now 2010 survey report
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POWER study—HIV infection
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Prevention approaches

hivstigma.com, an innovative web-supported stigma reduction intervention for gay and bisexual men
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Outreach planning guide: For infectious disease practitioners who work with vulnerable populations
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Reduction in overdose mortality after the opening of North America’s first medically supervised safer injecting facility: A retrospective population-based study
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“Are you doin’ it?” Testing Week 2010 final evaluation and report
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Harm reduction training manual: A manual for frontline staff involved with harm reduction strategies and services
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Biomedical interventions

Partial efficacy and the uptake of new biomedical prevention technologies
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Socio-behavioral issues of new biomedical HIV prevention technologies
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Treating HIV-infected people with antiretrovirals protects partners from infection—Findings from NIH-funded international study
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