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2003-08-21
"Objective: To determine if research has adequately examined the health needs of the aboriginal population of Canada. Design: Review. Study selection: Medline search of journal articles published during 1992-2001. The search terms used were “Canada” and various synonyms and categories for...
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Outcomes of antiretroviral therapy in northern Alberta: the impact of Aboriginal ethnicity and injection drug use
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Background: Aboriginals are overrepresented in Canada’s HIV epidemic and are more likely to be infected with HIV through injection drug use (IDU) than non-Aboriginals. However, little research has investigated the outcomes of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) among Aboriginal...
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Fall 2011
The current status of the disease of tuberculosis (TB) demands a rapid, simple and inexpensive point-of-care detection. This study reported the designing of an enzyme linked immunoassay that could detect the antigen lipoarabinomannan (LAM), found to be present in different body fluids of the...
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Challenges created by data dissemination and access restrictions when attempting to address community concerns: individual privacy versus public wellbeing.
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Goodman, K.J., Hatcher, J., Geary, J., Aplin, L., Colquhoun, A.
Background: Population health data are vital for the identification of public health problems and the development of public health strategies. Challenges arise when attempts are made to disseminate or access anonymised data that are deemed to be potentially identifiable. In these situations,...
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Modeling the Transmission of Tuberculosis in Long-Term Care Facilities using a Network Model
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Tuberculosis (TB) infection in the elderly is frequently misdiagnosed. The resulting treatment delay may increase TB transmission which is higher in long-term care (LTC) facilities. The CDC's recommendations to prevent and control TB in LTC facilities include TB education and better initial...
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Tuberculosis in the era of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus: Assessment and comparison of community knowledge of both infections in rural Uganda.
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Richter, M. S., Jhangri, G. S., Alibhai, A., Kipp, W., Wynne, A., Rubaale, T.
Background In Uganda, despite a significant public health burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the context of high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, little is known about community knowledge of TB. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare knowledge about TB and HIV in the...
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Spring 2012
The threat of Tuberculosis(TB) cannot be considered in isolation from the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This study assessed knowledge and stigma surrounding TB and HIV co-infection in Kabarole district, Uganda. This cross-sectional mixed methods study used a multi stage survey design (n=360) and focus...
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Health inequities experienced by Aboriginal children with respiratory problems and their parents.
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Bourque Bearskin, L., Masuda, J., Stewart, M., Blood, R., King, M., Letourneau, N., Anderson, S.
Asthma and allergies are common conditions among Aboriginal children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to assess the health and health-care inequities experienced by affected children and by their parents. Aboriginal research assistants conducted individual interviews with 46...
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2013
Chang, H.J., Munday, R., Goodman, K.J., Carraher, S.
Background. The Aklavik H. pylori Project (AHPP) (www.canhelpworkinggroup.ca (http://www.canhelpworkinggroup.ca)) is a community-driven project examining Helicobacter pylori infection and its influence on health in a diverse Aboriginal community in the Northwest Territories. Initial research...