... to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode HIV Sexual health Health equity Family planning Barriers to health care Commercial sex worker Sexually transmitted infections The human rights...

...Alana Griffith; Mahalia Jackman Purpose A consensus in the literature is that anti-gay prejudice has a negative impact on HIV programming for men who have sex with men (MSM). This paper aims to analyse the prevalence and predictors of anti-gay prejudice in Barbados, an island in the Caribbean...

... and resulted in an increase in unmet population health needs. The present study aims to assess the impact of economic crisis and ensuing austerity on HIV patient access to health-care services. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study was carried out between February and April 2019 to assess...

...Karin Zakeyo; Mathew Nyashanu Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the potential causes of HIV prevalence among young women in South Africa. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the leading causes of death in sub-Saharan Africa. South Africa (SA) has the largest HIV pandemic...

... human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), to emphasize that these patients exist and they will exist in the future and to raise awareness so as to prevent that their rights to treatment are revoked. Design/methodology/approach The survey was conducted via a link...

... with this status under the provincial plan. The Chronic Viral Illness Service (CVIS) at the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal continued to provide care to refugees and asylum seekers living with HIV. The purpose of this paper is to explain how and why challenges brought by this policy change could...

...Oluwafolahan Oluwagbemiga Sholeye; Victor Jide Animasahun; Abimbola A. Oyelekan Purpose The prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is about four times higher among individuals with same-sex orientation as against the general population. This may be partly due to judgmental...

...Tam Pheona Chipawe Cane Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose that interprofessional working between professionals who work with people living with HIV (PLWHIV) contributes to improvements in the health, social care needs and long-term outcomes of PLWHIV. Interprofessional working...

...Dr Carol Mutch and Dr Jay Marlowe; Roxanne Longman Marcellin; Greta R. Bauer; Ayden I. Scheim Purpose – Minority stress theory suggests enhanced HIV risk for those experiencing social marginalization, while an intersectionality framework posits that forms of marginalization may interact...

...Kwame McKenzie; Denise Canso; Pamela Kaduri; Jessie Mbwambo; Frank Masao; Gad Kilonzo Purpose Substance use is among the risk factors associated with both HIV/AIDS and non communicable diseases (NCDs). The aim of this paper is to describe the development of the medication assisted therapy (MAT...