Service provision, health systems, interventions
-+*Download pdf Questions What are the individual and structural factors that put migrant farm workers in North America at risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections? Key take-home messages The instability and mobility of migrant farm workers create unique barriers to accessing health care services including: transportation, cultural, language, and legal barriers. These […]
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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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-+*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
-+*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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-+*Download pdf Questions This rapid response summarizes the available research evidence to inform the following two questions: What are public perceptions and opinions of needle exchange programs, methadone clinics, supervised injection facilities/safe injection sites and other harm reduction interventions? How can negative public perceptions of these interventions be addressed? Key take-home messages Public opinion polls
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-+*Download pdf Questions Are there guidelines that exist to support integration of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) into HIV service delivery? Key take-home messages Helping community-based organizations (CBOs) find and use research evidence for the development of programs, services and advocacy is only part of the process of supporting evidence-informed front-line programs and services as there is
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-+*Download pdf Questions What is the potential need for rapid HIV testing in correctional facilities? What type of testing (opt-in, opt-out, voluntary, mandated, standard, rapid) does the literature suggest? What are the benefits of rapid HIV testing in these settings? Key take-home messages HIV rates are particularly high in correctional settings. In the U.S., HIV
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-+*What research has been conducted regarding smoking cessation programs/interventions geared specifically towards people with HIV/AIDS (PHAs) who smoke?
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-+*Download pdf Questions What is the use and benefit of mindfulness-based interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS? Key take-home messages Findings from five systematic reviews evaluating mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) — specifically mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) – have found beneficial effects on mental health status including depression, depressive relapse, anxiety, distress
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-+*Download pdf Questions What are effective sexual health programs for gay and bisexual men in rural and suburban regions? Key take-home messages The internet has been to be an effective tool to reach populations that are geographically and/or socially isolated.(1–4) Rural men who sex with men (MSM) typically have access to the internet and already
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