A systematic review and meta-analyses on initiation, adherence and outcomes of antiretroviral therapy in incarcerated people

TG Fuge, G Tsourtos, ER Miller - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Incarcerated people are at increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) infection relative to the general population. Despite a high burden of infection, HIV …

Disparities in the PrEP continuum for trans women compared to MSM in San Francisco, California: results from population‐based cross‐sectional behavioural …

EC Wilson, CM Turner, S Arayasirikul… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Although transgender women (trans women) often are conflated with men who
have sex with men (MSM) in HIV research and services, there are distinct population …

Prisons: ignore them at our peril

A Kamarulzaman, A Verster… - Current Opinion in HIV and …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
In order to address HIV and HCV prevention and treatment within criminal justice settings,
substantial improvement in the delivery of basic healthcare is needed in many prisons …

Syndemic factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive adult heterosexual men

JM McMahon, A Braksmajer, C Zhang… - AIDS research and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Suboptimal adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) and concomitant lack
of viral control can have severe consequences for health and onward transmission among …

Violence and other social structural factors linked to incarceration for women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver: need for trauma-informed HIV care in prisons and …

M Erickson, N Pick, F Ranville, RE Martin, M Braschel… - AIDS care, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Despite women living with HIV (WLWH) being disproportionately criminalized and
overrepresented within correctional facilities, there remains limited longitudinal research …

“They look at you like you're contaminated”: how HIV-related stigma shapes access to care for incarcerated women living with HIV in a Canadian setting

M Erickson, K Shannon, F Ranville, S Pooyak… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives Given the gender disparities in HIV outcomes for women living with HIV (WLWH)
who experience incarceration, and the impact of HIV-related stigma on HIV care, this …

Historical perspective of pediatric health disparities in infectious diseases: centuries in the making

MP Kronman, JN Snowden - Journal of the Pediatric Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Coronavirus (COVID-19) laid bare the disproportionate effects of infectious agents
on vulnerable communities. However, historically, infectious diseases have long been …

Interpersonal violence and other social-structural barriers associated with needing HIV treatment support for women living with HIV

M Erickson, K Shannon, F Ranville… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Women living with HIV (WLWH), experience disproportionate rates of violence, along with
suboptimal HIV health outcomes, despite recent advancements in HIV treatment, known as …

Stigma, Discrimination and Other Social-Structural Factors Associated with Barriers to Counselling or Therapy among Women Living with HIV Who have Experienced …

C Dockerty, K Shannon, W Wechsberg, C Thompson… - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Women living with HIV face high social and structural inequities that place them at
heightened risk for gender-based violence and mental health conditions, alongside health …

Slipping through: mobility's influence on infectious disease risks for justice-involved women in Canada

S Taylor, M Haworth-Brockman, Y Keynan - Health & Justice, 2021 - Springer
Background The relationship between incarceration and women's vulnerability to sexually
transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) is understudied in Canada, despite …