E.g. stigma, housing, education, employment, food security, discrimination, abuse
-+*Download Rapid Response #192 as a PDF Questions Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important In Canada, certain populations are disproportionately impacted by HIV due to social and structural determinants of health that drive inequities (11). The latest 2023 HIV surveillance report, published by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) notes that […]
-+*Download pdf Questions Key take-home messages The issue and why it’s important Since the onset of the HIV epidemic, Ontario has acknowledged that certain populations—defined by demographic characteristics (including country of birth and race/ethnicity), behaviour or social/systemic factors—have been disproportionately affected by HIV (21). To decrease transmission and improve health outcomes, Ontario’s HIV response has
-+*Download pdf Questions What are the psychosocial needs and vulnerabilities of older gay and bisexual men? Key take-home messages Health outcomes related to the intersectionality of aging and sexual minority status is an emerging area of research (1, 2). It is important to consider the context of lived experiences among older gay men (3, 4),
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-+*Download pdf Questions What are the predictors of methamphetamine use among men who have sex with men? Key take-home messages An abundance of literature details problematic sexualized drug use among men who have sex with men (1–3); additionally, several interventions attempt to address methamphetamine dependence in this population (4, 5). Several factors are associated with
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-+*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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-+*Download pdf Questions What is the impact of geographical location on implementation of HIV/STI prevention programs or interventions among LGBTQ communities? Key take-home messages The characteristics of a location, including segregation, community-level stigma, and infrastructural resources, may influence HIV service utilization and the HIV continuum of care among men who have sex with men (1).
-+*Download pdf Questions What are the best practices for providing LGBTQ+ specific employment support? How do these models/best practices differ for transgender people and LGBTQ+ newcomers to Canada? What are the barriers LGBTQ+ people face when seeking, gaining and maintaining employment? Key take-home messages Discrimination creates a significant barrier for LGBTQ+ individuals in many stages
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-+*Download pdf Questions What are effective interventions for reducing stigma among health care providers who work with substance users? Key take-home messages The attitudes and behaviours of practitioners have been linked to a variety of clinical outcomes in different patient groups (1, 2). The prevalence of stigma among health care providers towards people who use
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-+*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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-+*Download pdf Questions What is the prevalence of HIV among street-involved youth in Ontario and Canada? To which risk groups do these youth belong? What street-involved youth-specific testing interventions have been conducted? What is the seropositivity rate found in these testing interventions? Key take-home messages Although the evidence about rates of HIV transmission among street-involved
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