-+*Research Team: Trevor Hart (nominated principal investigator), Barry Adam (co-principal investigator), Sandra Gardner, Elgin Lim, Robert Leahy, Mona Loutfy, John Maxwell, James Murray, Malcolm Steinberg What is this research about? Gay Poz Sex (GPS) is an eight-week sexual health intervention by and for gay and bisexual men who are HIV-positive. The program is facilitated by […]
-+*Research Team: Salit, Irving E. (co-Principal Investigator); Rosenes, Ron (co-Principal Investigator); Brunetta, Jason; Burchell, Ann; Grennan, Jonathan; Kaul, Rupert; Macpherson, Paul; McEwen, Owen; Raboud, Janet; Rachlis, Anita; Severini, Alberto; Tan, Darrell Hoi San; Tinmouth, Jill What is this research about? Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection. Previous research by this research
HPV-SAVE Study Team: Screening and Vaccine Evaluation in men who have sex with men Read More »
-+*Research Team: Margaret Robinson (co-principal investigator), Jessica Demeria (co-principal investigator), Tony Nobis (Oahas), Ed Bennett (Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network), Meagan Fumerton (community advisory expert). What is this research about? Indigenous people are significantly over-represented in Canadian prisons, making up 23% of those federally incarcerated, yet constituting only 4.3% of the Canadian population. There is an
A Cultural Intervention for Indigenous Youth Read More »
-+*Research Team: Soo Chan Carusone (nominated principal investigator), Carol Strike (co-principal investigator), Adrian Guta (co-principal investigator), Curtis Cooper, Bill O’Leary, Karen de Prinse, Grant Cobb, Darrell Tan, Michael Wilson, Ross Upshur, Tony Antoniou What is this research about? Drug use is a risk factor for acquiring HIV, Hepatitis C (HCV) and for negative health outcomes
Examining the hospital experiences of people living with HIV/HCV who use substances Read More »
-+*Research Team: Saara Greene (nominated principal investigator), Doris O’Brein-Teengs (co-principal investigator), Gary Dumbrill (co-principal investigator), Mona Loutfy, Allyson Ion, Wanda Whitebird, Maureen Ringlein, Martha Wiles, Kerrigan Beaver, Bruce Leslie, Renee Masching, Wangari Tharao, Ruthann Tucker, Andy Koster, Sandra Seigei, Lyndon George What is this research about? While the broader systemic issues that bring mothers living
The Positive Parenting Pilot Project Read More »
-+*Research Team: Tony Antoniou (Principal Investigator); Wangari Tharao; Robert Remis; Mona Loutfy; Ahmed Bayoumi, Rick Glazier; Tola Mbulaheni; Ann Burchell; Zhaida Uddin; Claire Kendall What is this research about? The number of new cases of HIV among Ontarians originally from Africa and the Caribbean have more than doubled since 1996, but very little is known
HIV Care for Immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean Read More »
-+*Research Team: Liviana Calzavara (principal applicant), Wangari Tharao (co-principal investigator), Amrita Daftary (co-principal investigator), Rupert Kaul, Ann Burchell, Lynne Leonard, Mona Loutfy, Tola Mbulaheni, Shannon Ryan What is this research about? People born in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean face an increased risk of contracting HIV, as there is a high prevalence of HIV in
-+*Research Team: Winston Husbands (co-principal investigator), Wangari Tharao (co-principal investigator), and Mark Gilbert What is this research about? A/C Track Toronto is a study to monitor the prevalence of HIV among African, Caribbean and Black communities in Toronto, and to assess knowledge, behavioural and systemic or structural issues that may be associated with risk and
-+*Research Team: Josephine P. Wong (nominated principal investigator), Winston Husband (principal investigator), Josephine Etowa (principal investigator), Isaac Luginaah (principal investigator), Francisca Omorodion (principal investigator), Alexander Asamoah, Kenneth Fung, Carl James, Jelani Kerr, Erica Lawson, Hugues Loemba, Henry Luyombya, Lance McCready, Frank McGee, Paul Mkandawire, Wesley Oakes, Fanta Ongoiba, Valérie Pierre-Pierre, Maurice Poon, Wangari Tharao, Zhaida
-+*In cooperation with partners across Canada, the OHTN has been investigating the impact of food security (i.e., reliable access to healthy, safe food) on the health outcomes of people living with HIV. Data from 650 Ontario participants reveals that people living with HIV who have secure access to food experience 30% fewer HIV symptoms, as
First Results from the Food Security Study Read More »
