brittIntroduction UNICEF estimates that there are as many as 100 million street-involved youth (SIY) globally. Marginalized conditions put SIY at higher risk of HIV and adverse outcomes once HIV-positive. The objective of this analysis was to describe...
Introduction UNICEF estimates that there are as many as 100 million street-involved youth (SIY) globally. Marginalized conditions put SIY at higher risk of HIV and adverse outcomes once HIV-positive. The objective of this analysis was to describe...
Barriers to and facilitators of accessing HIV services for street-involved youth in Canada and Kenya
Introduction UNICEF estimates that there are as many as 100 million street-involved youth (SIY) globally. Marginalized conditions put SIY at higher risk of HIV and adverse outcomes once HIV-positive. The objective of this analysis was to describe...
The Peer Navigators Project is a collaborative research project, that brings together researchers and community partners in Canada (Toronto, Vancouver, and London) and Kenya (Eldoret/Huruma and Kitale) to explore and evaluate the use of peer...
Objective: To obtain an estimate of the size of, and human immunodeficiency (HIV) prevalence among, young people and children living on the streets of Eldoret, Kenya. Methods: We counted young people and children using a point-in-time approach...
Social inequities, including stigma, criminalisation of same-sex practices, and poverty, elevate HIV exposure among young transgender women and sexually diverse men in Jamaica.
Research suggests a burden of HIV among street-connected youth (SCY) in Kenya. We piloted the use of peer navigators (PNs), individuals of mixed HIV serostatus and with direct experience of being street-connected, to link SCY to HIV testing and care.
Purpose: Street-connected youth (SCY) in Kenya and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of HIV. Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC) reduces the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission.
Transgender (trans) is a term used to describe people whose gender identity does not match the sex assigned to them at birth. Gender expansive refers to a wide range of gender identities and expressions that expand and broaden definitions of gender...
Objectives London, Ontario, is facing an outbreak of HIV among people who inject drugs(PWID), as well as persistently high levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV). Syringe sharing is the primary driver of HIV and HCV transmission risks among PWID...