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Sex differences in houselessness, injection drug use, and mental health conditions among people newly diagnosed with HIV in Manitoba, Canada from 2018 to 2021: a retrospective cohort study

June 6, 2024

Manitoba saw the highest number of new HIV diagnoses in the province’s history in 2021 and is the only Canadian province not meeting any of the previous UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets. Our goal was to describe sex differences and syndemic conditions within an incident HIV cohort in Manitoba, and the HIV treatment initiation and undetectable viral…
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in a privately funded program in Ghana: A qualitative case study

May 25, 2024

HPV vaccination is one of the safest and most effective interventions against HPV-related cancers. From 2013 to 2018, HPV vaccination was piloted in Ghana in preparation for a national program. Yet, at the time of this study, there was no publicly funded HPV vaccination program in Ghana. We explored an existing privately funded HPV vaccination…
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The impact of socioeconomic inequality on access to health care for patients with advanced cancer: A qualitative study

May 20, 2024

Objective: In Canada, populations experiencing socioeconomic inequality have lower rates of access to screening and diagnosis and higher mortality rates than people from higher-income areas. Limited evidence exists concerning their experiences when living with advanced cancer. We explored how socioeconomic inequality shapes the experiences of patients with advanced cancer. Methods: We utilized a qualitative study…
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“Dual Pandemics”: Intersecting Influences of Anti-Black Racism and the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Black Youth

May 15, 2024

Background: The intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic with systemic anti-Black racism in the form of police violence and the subsequent Black Lives Matter movement has created an especially critical juncture to examine the mental health of Black youth. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the intersecting impacts of anti-Black racism and the…
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Lower Neutrophil Count Without Clinical Consequence Among Children of African Ancestry Living With HIV in Canada

May 13, 2024

Objective: To investigate the association between African ancestry and neutrophil counts among children living with HIV (CLWH). We also examined whether medications, clinical conditions, hospitalization, or HIV virologic control were associated with low neutrophil counts or African ancestry. Design: We conducted a secondary analysis of the Early Pediatric Initiation Canada Child Cure Cohort (EPIC4) Study,…
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Barriers and facilitators to transition from pediatric to adult healthcare for immigrant youth with chronic health conditions

May 8, 2024

Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the experience of first- and second- generation immigrant youth living with chronic health conditions in Canada, their parents or caregivers, and healthcare and service providers who care for immigrant youth, regarding the transition from pediatric to adult healthcare. Design and methods: We conducted semi-structured individual interviews…
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Effectiveness of an eHealth intervention for reducing psychological distress and increasing COVID-19 knowledge and protective behaviors among racialized sexual and gender minority adults: A quasi- experimental study (#SafeHandsSafeHearts)

May 3, 2024

Purpose: Sexual and gender minority and racialized populations experienced heightened vulnerability during the Covid-19 pandemic. Marginalization due to structural homophobia, transphobia and racism, and resulting adverse social determinants of health that contribute to health disparities among these populations, were exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and public health measures to control it. We developed and tested…
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social determinants of health, mental health, and substance use among key populations affected by sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections in Canada

April 30, 2024

Objectives: We assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social determinants of health, mental health, substance use, and access to mental health and harm reduction services among key populations disproportionately impacted by sexu ally transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI). Methods: Online surveys (2021‒2022) were conducted in Canada among people who use drugs or alcohol…
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Landscape of TPMT and NUDT15 Pharmacogenetic Variation in a Cohort of Canadian Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

April 30, 2024

Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exhibit considerable interindividual variability in medication response, highlighting the need for precision medicine approaches to optimize and tailor treatment. Pharmacogenetics (PGx) offers the ability to individualize dosing by examining genetic factors underlying the metabolism of medications such as thiopurines. Pharmacogenetic testing can identify individuals who may be at…
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“Somewhere along the line, your mask isn’t going to be fitting right”: institutional racism in Black narratives of traumatic brain injury rehabilitation across the practice continuum

April 11, 2024

Background: Over two decades of research about traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation emphasized the persistence of racial health disparities in functional outcomes that disproportionately impact Black populations without naming or addressing racism as the root problem. Further, the experiences of Black people with TBI have yet to be documented and accounted for in scientific scholarship…
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