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The use of comic books, graphic novels, and fotonovelas as a health promotion tool

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-+*Download pdf Question What evidence exists for the use of comic books, graphic novels, and fotonovelas as health promotion tools (including HIV and STIs)?  Key take-home messages Comics — including graphic novels, comic books, and fotonovelas — are one way to learn and teach about illness (1) as the reader can relate words and images to personal experience […]

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

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-+*td {vertical-align:top !important; padding: 20px !important;} Download pdf 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 (PrEP) to prevent HIV among women who have acquired an STI?  Key take-home messages A

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HIV self-testing in high-income settings: Acceptability, potential benefits and harms, issues related to linkage to care, interventions to increase HIV self-testing

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-+*Download pdf Questions What is the current evidence in high-income settings on HIV self-testing related to acceptability, potential benefits and harms, issues related to the linkage to care after a positive test, and interventions to increase HIV self-testing?  Key take-home messages HIV self-testing has the potential to increase rates of HIV testing and is acceptable

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Burnout among service providers addressing substance use disorders

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-+*Download pdf Questions What are the sources and consequences of burnout among service providers addressing substance use disorders? What interventions have been implemented to manage the impact of burnout among service providers addressing substance use disorders?  Key take-home messages Main burnout components experienced among service providers addressing substance use disorders include emotional exhaustion (feeling drained

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Unmet needs of Indigenous peoples living with HIV

-Epidemiology and HIV care cascade, -Indigenous peoples, -Organization of care, -Social determinants of health, News, Rapid Responses /

-+*Download pdf Questions What are the unmet needs of Indigenous peoples living with HIV? What interventions, strategies, and programs have been used to address these needs?  Key take-home messages In 2016, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples accounted for 4.9% of the Canadian population but represented 11.3% of all new HIV infections (1). When considering

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The risk of coercion in the context of HIV self-testing

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-+*Download pdf Questions What evidence is available on risk of coercion in the context of HIV self-testing?  Key take-home messages While studies to date indicate that there are many benefits of HIV self-testing (also known as home-testing) and the risk of harm through coerced self-testing is minimal, the risk of coercion still exists (1). HIV

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Strategies to link people with undiagnosed HIV infection to HIV testing, care, and prevention services

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-+*Download pdf Questions What strategies have been successful at linking people with undiagnosed HIV infection to HIV testing, care, and prevention services?  Key take-home messages A variety of strategies have shown promise for identifying individuals with undiagnosed HIV and engaging them with HIV testing using clinical, community-based, network-based, and self-directed approaches. Various service delivery models

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Sexualized drug use (chemsex and methamphetamine) and men who have sex with men

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-+*Download pdf Questions What is the impact of sexualized drug use (specifically of chemsex and methamphetamine) on the health of men who have sex with men? What are effective interventions and/or services that address chemsex and methamphetamine use among men who have sex with men (including prevention, harm reduction, engagement in care and treatment)?  Key

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Out-of-pocket costs associated with HIV in publicly funded high-income health care settings

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-+*Download pdf Question What out-of-pocket costs are associated with aging among people living with HIV?  Key take-home messages The aging of the people living with HIV in care is leading to increased HIV care costs (1). There is considerable inter-jurisdictional heterogeneity in the cost-sharing policies for antiretrovirals across Canada’s public drug programs (2). Out-of-pocket costs

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

-African, Caribbean, and Black communities, -HIV testing, -Indigenous peoples, -Men who have sex with men, -Organization of care, -Women at risk, Rapid Responses /

-+*Download pdf 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 risk of HIV infection. These include: men who have sex with men, transgender women and

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