On World AIDS Day, December 1st, we askedDr. Surita Parashar, a BC-CfE research scientist of the Epidemiology and Population Health Programabout her work and how it relates to this year’s World AIDS Day theme of ‘End Inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics’.
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Surita Parashar helps facilitate “The way I see it,” a community based research project that uses Photovoice methodology to examine the impact of housing on health as seen through the eyes of people living with HIV and AIDS in Vancouver. The project is led by a team of Community Researchers – Randy, Rob, Valerie, Lora,
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“Home is where the HAART is: An examination of the factors affecting neighbourhood perception for people living with HIV/AIDS” (PowerPoint Presentation) Author: Alexis Palmer Drug Treatment Program BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Objectives: To identify the factors associated with neighbourhood perceptions To assess the role of food security and stable housing on neighbourhood
“Patient Comprehension of Antiretroviral Drug Resistance: Implications for Treatment and Clinical Practice” (PowerPoint Presentation) Author: Catherine Sarai Racey Objective: To determine the current level of Knowledge of HIV drug resistance in a cohort of HIV+ people on HAART Identify predictive factors for comprehension Identify areas of focus for improving comprehension
Background: Food insecurity is defined as having “uncertain or limited availability of nutritionally adequate or safe food or the inability to procure food in socially acceptable ways”(1). An increasing number of studies suggest that high number of people living with HIV/AIDS are food insecure in North America (2-4). Studies conducted in San Francisco in the
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Background: The HIV epidemic in Canada is increasingly affecting marginalised groups. While highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is freely available to those eligible, socioeconomic barriers too frequently prevent marginalised individuals from accessing therapy. There are known links between the physical and social attributes of neighbourhoods, perception of neighbourhood attributes, health status and health-related risk behaviours.
Download the Research Summary (PDF) Download the PowerPoint Presentation Research Question Are neighborhood perceptions among people living with HIV related to food security and housing stability? Main Finding Food security and stable housing was associated with better neighborhood perceptions, which may positively influence decisions about an individual’s HIV care. Full Article K. Vasarhelyi, E.K. Brandson,
Download the Research Summary (PDF) Research Question What are risk factors for food insecurity among HIV-positive individuals receiving treatment in BC? Main Finding Participants who had low incomes, currently used illegal drugs and tobacco, or who had depressive symptoms were more likely to be food insecure. Full Article A. Anema, S.D. Weiser, K.A. Fernandes, E.
Study results suggest primary care interventions would improve health outcomes, reduce emergency department use and decrease healthcare costs for this client population Vancouver, British Columbia (July 22, 2010) – Results of a study presented today at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) call for
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New study results suggest HAART treatment coupled with appropriate social supports would improve health outcomes for HIV-positive Aboriginal people Vancouver, British Columbia (July 20, 2010) – The results of a study presented this week at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and its research
