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Refocusing the focus on adherence to antiretroviral therapy using a community-based participatory research approach
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Adherence to antiretroviral therapy is critical to treatment success. Using an epidemiological and community-based participatory research approach, my thesis reports on two papers related to antiretroviral therapy success (and subsequent failure). My thesis also includes a third paper which...
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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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The influence of a community-based HIV/AIDS treatment project on HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes, and prevention practices in rural Uganda
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A community-based antiretroviral therapy (CBART) program has been operating in Rwimi sub-county in Western Uganda since 2005. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether this CBART program led to increased knowledge and awareness of HIV and ART, improved attitudes towards people living with...
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The effectiveness of a volunteer community health worker program to support an antiretroviral treatment program for AIDS patients in western Uganda
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Background: A research team from the University of Alberta and Uganda established a community based antiretroviral treatment (ART) program for AIDS patients in rural western Uganda. This program engaged laypersons as volunteer community health workers (CHWs) to support ART activities. Research...
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2008
Myers, T., Worthington, C.A., Prentice, T., Sommerfeldt, S., Mill, J.E., Jackson, R.C., Archibald, C.P., Wong, T.
Background: HIV infection is a serious concern in the Canadian Aboriginal population, particularly among youth; however, there is limited attention to this issue in research literature. The purpose of this national study was to explore HIV testing and care decisions of Canadian Aboriginal youth. ...
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Using Social Media for Health Information: How New Technologies are Being Used in HIV/AIDS Communication
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Social networking sites, mobile technologies and other information and communications technologies have become popular ways of connecting. The health information field is no exception; however, what are best practices and strategies to effectively use the affordances of these tools, and currently...
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Negotiating identities: A narrative inquiry into the experiences of people living with HIV in Kenya.
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This paper-based dissertation is a culmination of my personal journey of inquiring into the experiences of people living with HIV (PHAs), a curiosity that began as a Registered Nurse caring for dying clients who were HIV positive at a hospital in Kenya in 2003. At the time, witnessing PHAs die in...
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Fall 2016
Background: A pilot community-based antiretroviral therapy (CBART) program in western Uganda was previously shown to significantly improve quality of life outcomes among HIV patients in their first year of treatment, though certain psychosocial challenges and issues remained. What is not known...
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Fall 2010
People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) in South Africa experience a stigmatised HIV status which threatens to supplant their prior identities. This compounds the marginalization on multiple social levels experienced by those most vulnerable to infection as they cope with associations of death and...
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Fall 2011
This study analyses the characteristics and life trajectories of highly educated18 to 35 year old Malawians, how they negotiate their identities in the face of HIV/AIDS, and their opinions regarding the effectiveness of current HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention efforts. These Malawians are among...