Hepatitis

Focuses on Aboriginal inmates with regard to disease prevalence in the Canadian correctional system as well as incarceration rates.

Looks at present health care practices and offers an alternative approach that is culturally adapted to Aboriginal needs.

Provides general information including screening, prevention and treatment options as well as links to community and institutional organizations, quizzes and questionnaires.

Website contains information, news, services, Positive Journeys newsletter, links and resources on HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C.

Discusses basic information and preventive measures.

Provides practical information to front-line workers, including frequently asked questions, basic responses, and precautionary measures.

Community Health Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.

Presents seventy-five recommendations based on education, outreach, social determinants, harm reduction, accessible treatment services and support for research.

Website contains information, statistics, links, news and research on HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C.

Data current as of end of 2016.

Data to the end of 2017.

Provides information on notifiable infectious diseases and discusses ways to minimize the risk of transmission.

Reports on efforts among the indigenous populations of the Arctic to monitor and control viral hepatitis.

Contains links to research, publications, books, organizations, news and events.

Study uses socio-demographics, drug use patterns, injections practices, sexual experiences, and HIV and HCV prevalence to compare women using drugs and in the sex trade with women who are not.

Health Care and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.

Discusses the variables and barriers associated with a medication-assisted treatment for First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals using drugs.

Study interpretation concluded that deaths were occurring at an alarming rate, particularly young women or those using injection drugs. Argues that these results reflect intersections of current and historical injustices, substance use and barriers to care.

Study shows three patterns in hospitalization rates for AI/AN population: a decrease for hepatitis A, no change for hepatitis B, large increase for hepatitis C.

Author concludes that the relatively high immunization rate reported may be optimistic.

Identifies and summarizes 34 scholarly articles with a focus on five research areas: epidemiology; health service delivery and continuum of care; health and wellness outcomes; psychosocial issues and barriers to treatment; and knowledge translation.

Provides overview of use and associated harms and harm reduction approaches and services, identifies challenges and strengths when providing services, discusses strategies for building community support, and makes suggestions for creating IFU-specific services.

Research review article aims to understand the theoretical utility of and wise practices for conducting land-based cultural-wellness retreats for Indigenous peoples with HIV, HCV, or both. Advocates for land-based programming as a means to address disparities in health outcomes and decolonize healthcare.

Study analyzes the costs of two hypothetical screening methods.

Includes literature review and report on a three-day meeting in which delegates from around the world shared wise practices with regard to programs and models of prevention, diagnosis, and tracking data.

Evaluation measured knowledge, perception of risk, sexual self-efficacy, ethnic identity and sexual risk behavior.

Review of 591 resources, primarily journal articles. Topics include: prevention and education; testing and diagnosis; disease management and clinical care; workforce development; enabling environments; research, evaluation, and surveillance; priority populations; research gaps; as well as a domain summary.

Website by local Prince Albert journalist contains links to ten part series on HIV and AIDS. Audio version available.

Determines the prevalence of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) doubly affecting youth, and mono infected youth with either HIV or HCV.

Study reports impoverished Aboriginal women are at greater risk for HIV infection due to specific gender related harms.

Evaluates the applicability of strategies and discusses essential components for successful programs given the mobile and marginalized Aboriginal population.

Designed for use by rural Alaska communities dealing with substance-related harms such as HIV, Hepatitis C and drug overdose.

Highlights the latest information on harm reduction principles, policies and programs in British Columbia.

Study found rates twice as high as in the general population and attributed it to overcrowding and poor infrastructure in terms of water treatment and sewage disposal.

Overview of the disease and the Hepatitis A vaccine.

States that of the reported cases in 1999, 78% were members of a First Nations band. It is important to note that previous outbreaks were linked to inadequate water supplies on reserves.

Conclusions were that over half of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients were infected with hepatitis B and C which may impact survival rates.

Goals of study were to differentiate diagnoses of infection, determine the comprehensiveness of patient assessment and treatment, and identify patient care in need of improvement.

Argues that more data is needed verify that epidemiology of this disease will follow the pattern of tuberculosis and AIDS in these populations.

Article uses data from the data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to investigate a rise in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence in pregnant women. Advocates for screening and prevention education in communities with especially high rates of infection.

Describe the association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and type 2 diabetes in women screened for both.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Southern Methodist University, 2011.

Examines data on the factors associated with virus incidence among Aboriginal people.

Explains that even though there was a fourfold increase in the number of specimens tested for anti-hepatitis C virus between 1995 and 2003 there was a decrease in newly identified cases.

Looks at the history of death, massacre and violence towards Aboriginal people.

Overview of the social, economic and environmental factors that contribute to HIV-related health disparities for Native women and girls.