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Effectiveness of HIV testing interventions for high-risk populations

-HIV testing, -Organization of care, Rapid Responses / OHTN

*+-Download pdf Questions Which HIV testing interventions have been shown to be effective for high-risk populations? Key take-home messages People infected with HIV who are unaware of their HIV status may be driving the epidemic in high-risk populations.(1) Interventions that promote the uptake of HIV testing among men who have sex with men and members […]

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Gay men’s attitudes and perceptions regarding rapid HIV home testing

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*+-Download pdf Questions What are gay men’s attitudes and perceptions regarding rapid HIV home testing? Key take-home messages Rapid HIV home testing could be an effective risk reduction and HIV prevention tool (1). A majority of gay men are interested in accessing home testing (2-7). Gay men and other men who have sex with men

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Patterns of Syphilis Testing in a Large Cohort of HIV Patients in Ontario, Canada, 2000 – 2009 (PDF)

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Patterns of Syphilis Testing in a Large Cohort of HIV Patients in Ontario, Canada, 2000 – 2009 (PDF)

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The effects of viral load and antiretroviral medications on sexual transmission of HIV

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*+-Download pdf Questions Is there a difference between viral loads in blood plasma vs. genital fluids? If so, what factors contribute to this difference? When viral load is higher in genital fluids than blood plasma, how likely is this to result in HIV transmission? How are viral load measurements affected by Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

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Depressive symptoms, stress and resources among adult immigrants living with HIV (PDF)

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Disclosure of HIV-positive status: Towards the development of guidelines, strategies and interventions (Updated 2014)

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*+-Download pdf Questions What are the facilitators and barriers to people disclosing their HIV status? What are the impacts, consequences and outcomes of disclosing? What are effective strategies for disclosing? What are effective interventions to guide disclosure? Key take-home messages HIV disclosure is a lifelong process. Reasons for disclosing/not disclosing change constantly. Many individuals have

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Complementary, alternative and traditional medicine in HIV care

-African, Caribbean, and Black communities, -Organization of care, Rapid Responses / OHTN

*+-Download pdf Questions This Rapid Response investigates the evidence regarding the use of complementary, alternative and/or traditional medicine among people living with HIV. It also touches on its use by African, Caribbean and Black populations in Canada for treating HIV. The specific questions addressed include: What is the evidence for the effectiveness of complementary, alternative

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