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HIV stigma and suicide among gay and bisexual men living with HIV
Aug 9, 2017 by Olivier Ferlatte, PhD, post-doctoral research fellow, Men’s Health Research Program, University of British Columbia
Background
High rates of suicide have been reported among people living with HIV, but there is little research that looks specifically at suicide among gay and bisexual men who are HIV positive. Existing studies only look at...
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Substance use, social disparities and the evolution of HIV/HCV infections in British Columbia
Jul 17, 2017 by Zahid A. Butt, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
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Hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV are global public health concerns. By the end of 2014 in Canada, an estimated 230,000–450,000 (0.66%–1.3%) individuals were infected with HCV and about 75,500 were living with HIV.
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Dashboard update: HIV and STIs in BC in Q1 of 2017
Jun 21, 2017 by Jason Wong, Physician Epidemiologist, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
This is the dashboard report on HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) trends in for the first quarter of 2017 (January – March 2017). These reports are posted quarterly to provide a snapshot of HIV and STIs in British Columbia...
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Upcoming webinar: Resist Stigma - a program to support young GBQ2ST men
Jun 20, 2017 by Jody Jollimore, Director of Policy, Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health (CBRC)
Part of the gbMSM Health Network Webinar Series, presented by CATIE and The Network: BC's gbMSM Health Resource.
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HIV diagnosis on first test and infection stage among HIV+ visible minority MSM in British Columbia
Jun 19, 2017 by Teddy Consolacion, Epidemiologist, Clinical Prevention Services, BCCDC
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In Canada, it is estimated that one in five people living with HIV are unaware of their status. Although HIV infection rates continue to decline overall in British Columbia, the rates for men who have sex with men (...
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