Category Archives: Ethnoracial communities

Complementary, alternative and traditional medicine in HIV care

2013

Key take-home messages Complementary and alternative medicine use among people living with HIV continues to be popular even though there are few methodologically rigorous studies documenting its effectiveness, and studies...

Effective HIV prevention, education and outreach activities in African, Caribbean and Black communities

2014

Key take-home messages African, Caribbean and Black populations represent 14% of the HIV epidemic in Canada. To reduce new infections, HIV prevention intervention research is needed in these communities. Programs...

What factors affect the health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual Asian youth?

2016

Key take-home messages Some studies have found a relationship between sexual minority status and substance use among Asian youth and adults. However, other studies have found evidence of resilience among...

Engaging law enforcement in harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs

2016

Key take-home messages Injection drug use is a major contributor to the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C in Canada. Laws and policing practices that govern injection drug use influence...

Community-based interventions to increase HIV testing among Black women

2016

Key take-home messages There are few studies that examine the effectiveness of community-based interventions on HIV testing among Black women. HIV testing interventions in high-income settings are usually conducted in...

Quality of HIV websites with information about pre-exposure prophylaxis or treatment as prevention for men who have sex with men: A systematic evaluation

2018

BACKGROUND: Knowledge and uptake of high-efficacy HIV prevention strategies such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and treatment as prevention (TasP) remain low among men who have sex with men (MSM) who...

Tuberculosis infection and disease in people living with HIV in countries with low tuberculosis incidence

2018

In countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence, TB is concentrated in vulnerable populations, including people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV), who have a substantially greater risk of TB...

Improving PrEP implementation through multilevel interventions: A synthesis of the literature

2018

There are many challenges to accessing PrEP and thus low uptake in the United States. This review (2007-2017) of PrEP implementation identified barriers to PrEP and interventions to match those...

Predictors of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in primary care among adults living in developed countries: A systematic review

2018

BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is important because antiretroviral therapies are more effective if infected individuals are diagnosed early. Diagnosis of HIV relies on laboratory testing and...

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Australia and other high-income countries: Trends in perinatal exposure, demography and uptake of prevention strategies

2018

Virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a global target. A review of the literature was conducted using medical databases and health department websites to...

The state of adherence to HIV care in black women

2018

The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the state of adherence to HIV care such as HIV medication and appointment adherence among Black women in the United States....

Strategies for improving the lives of US women aged 40 and above living with HIV/AIDS: An evidence map

2018

BACKGROUND: While in its early years the HIV epidemic affected primarily the male and the young, nowadays, the population living with HIV/AIDS is approximately 24% women, and its age composition...

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