Women*

Priority Populations Women*

The risk of HIV among women after acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and considerations for their use of PrEP

Danielle GiliauskasJanuary 3, 2020Co-infections, News, PrEP, Prevention, Rapid Responses, Slider, Women*

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Questions

What is the current evidence among women in high-income countries regarding HIV risk after acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?
What does the evidence state regarding the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis

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A cross-jurisdictional review of HIV testing intervals for population groups at high risk of HIV infection

Danielle GiliauskasApril 25, 2019African, Caribbean and Black Communities, Care, Engagement, Indigenous Peoples, Men who Have Sex with Men, Prevention, Priority Populations, Rapid Responses, Slider, Uncategorized, Women*

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Question

At what intervals do high-income jurisdictions encourage population groups at high risk of HIV infection to come forward for routine testing?

Key take-home messages

Most guidelines recommend at least annual HIV testing of population groups at high

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Guidelines for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

Lori LyonsApril 22, 2019Care, Women*

The focus of this document is to provide suggested management of mother-infant pairs where:

The mother is known to be HIV-infected, but has not (or suspected to have not) achieved complete virologic suppression late in gestation (near the time of

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Postpartum women living with HIV: Challenges related to retention in care, treatment adherence, and mental health

Danielle GiliauskasNovember 22, 2018Care, People Living with HIV, Rapid Responses, Slider, Women*

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Questions

What are the challenges related to retention in HIV care during the postpartum period?
What are the challenges related to HIV treatment adherence during the postpartum period?
What are the challenges related to postpartum depression among women

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Effectiveness of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV

Danielle GiliauskasOctober 19, 2018Interventions Across the Cascade, Men who Have Sex with Men, People who use Drugs, Prevention, Priority Populations, Rapid Responses, Slider, Women*

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Questions

What is the efficacy of oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate with or without emtricitabine as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV in the context of clinical trials?
Has this efficacy been realized in real-world implementation?
What are the key

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How Far Have We Come: How Far Still to Go? HIV Snapshot 2015

OHTNSeptember 22, 2017Indigenous Peoples, NX Conference Report, People who use Drugs, Women*

Mark Gilbert of the OHTN presented a snapshot of key trends for HIV in Ontario with a focus on the North, drawing on data collected by the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS) and Public Health Ontario. It’s important …

Targeted interventions for men who have sex with men, trans women, and people who inject drugs

OHTNSeptember 22, 2017Engagement, HIV Endgame Conference, Men who Have Sex with Men, People who use Drugs, Prevention, Substance Use, Women*

Healthy relationships for men who have sex with men

Starting a dialogue on chemsex

As part of a panel on mental health and addictions, David Stuart, of Dean Street Health, spoke about strategies to start conversations about chemsex with men …

Understanding how violence impacts health

OHTNSeptember 22, 2017HIV Endgame Conference, Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, Women*

Addressing intimate partner violence at HIV clinics

Reed Siemieniuk, of McMaster University, described research done at the Southern Alberta HIV Clinic investigating links between intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV, depicted in the flowchart below.