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HIV and STI testing among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs

-Coinfections and comorbidities, -HIV testing, -Indigenous peoples, -Organization of care, -People who use drugs, -Women at risk, Rapid Responses /

-+*>Download pdf Questions What programs and services have been shown to be effective in increasing HIV and STI testing among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs?  Key take-home messages Rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections are high among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs (1-3). For women who use […]

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Delivering HIV/STI test results over the phone and through text messaging

-Coinfections and comorbidities, -Organization of care, Rapid Responses /

-+*Download pdf Questions What does the literature say about giving HIV and STI results over the phone or through text messaging?  Key take-home messages The ability to promptly notify people who test positive for HIV or other STIs may slow the spread of new infections (1). Telephones and mobile technologies could be cost-effective ways to

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Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among men who have sex with men

-Coinfections and comorbidities, -Men who have sex with men, News, Rapid Responses /

-+*Download pdf Question What is the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among men who have sex with men in high-income settings?  Key take-home messages HCV prevalence and incidence are low among HIV-negative men who have sex with men without a history of injection drug use and insufficient evidence exists to warrant routine screening in

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What factors affect the health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual Asian youth?

-Mental health or substance use, -Social determinants of health, News, Rapid Responses /

-+*Sexual minority Asian youth face unique social pressures. They must come to terms with a sexual identity that deviates from the values and norms of both American culture and their ancestral culture
and they have to respond to an Asian culture that strongly values heterosexuality.

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