STD, STI

Research suggests that aboriginal women experience health inequalities in cancer screening that are less influenced by personal risk behaviors and more so by societal forces.

Reviews the case numbers of various STDs/STIs among American Indian/Alaska Native youth and how media messaging seems to be concentrated on HIV/AIDS.

Outlines the successes and challenges Chee Mamuk had in the creation of a culturally appropriate traditional model and provides recommendations for future implementations.

Health and Human Development Thesis (M.Sc.)--Montana State University, 2009.

Project involves a team in each of the three project sites and university-based researchers working with young people

Discusses prevention and management of hepatitis C.

Argues that women should be rescreened in geographic areas that are experiencing outbreaks, like those affecting Aboriginal communities.

Book reviews of: Another Attempt at Rescue by M. L. Smoker. Cash, Color, and Colonialism: The Politics of Tribal Acknowledgment by Renée Ann Cramer. Chief Joseph, Yellow Wolf, and the Creation of Nez Perce History in the Pacific Northwest by Robert R. McCoy. Choice, Persuasion, and Coercion: Social Control on Spain’s North American Frontiers edited by Jesus F. de la Teja and Ross Frank. Conquest by Law: How the Discovery of America Dispossessed Indigenous People of Their Land by Lindsay G.

The file contains a presentation by Joylene Shade. Shade, a fourth year Sociology student from the University of Lethbridge, discusses sexuality and teenagers. Specifically Shade highlights a lack of knowledge amongst Aboriginal youth regarding the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases, and human sexuality in general. Shade makes recommendations to the Commission to help ameliorate this situation.

Literature review of experiences of Indigenous youth with sexual health in Australia.

Community Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Calgary, 2008.

Findings indicate the two communities had networks that were similar in both size and structure. Locating information in a publicly funded system made for easier patient follow-up.

Examines characteristics of partnership selection, and racial mixing as contributing factors in the spread of HIV.

Study reports how sexual behaviour poses a risk for HIV/STD infection among Aboriginals living both on and off reserves.

Ontario study reports high risk rates for Aboriginal people living both off and on reserves.

Looks at sexually transmissible disease (STD), different types, and what people should know.

Statistics for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis.

Community Health and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2000.

Infographic provides statistics on infectious syphilis, gonorrhea, and Chlamydia.

Links high STI rates in the aboriginal population to exclusionary structures and norms in Canadian society.

Studies social linkages of street involved youth and connection to sexually transmitted infections.

Discusses risks from co-occurring conditions and social and cultural customs contributing to spread of HIV/AIDS and the unique foundation and influence of the project on the development of HIV/AIDS care and treatment.

Public Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2010.

Looks at access to care and intervention support for youth through interviews and using the Piliriqatigiinniq Partnership Community Health Research Model for data.

Emphasizes the need for a whole health approach which includes screening, contacting patients with positive results, tracing sexual partners, and contacting patients for follow-up.

Research conducted on 201 urban Aboriginal youth and then compared with previous sample of both Aboriginal (241) and non-Aboriginal (1874) high school students. Goal to better understand behaviours, knowledge, attitudes, utilization of existing services and service needs.

Research conducted on 201 urban Aboriginal youth and then compared with previous sample of both Aboriginal (241) and non-Aboriginal (1874) high school students. Goal to better understand behaviours, knowledge, attitudes, utilization of existing services and service needs.

Report from the Director, of the (Australian) National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research chronicles disease trends in Australia.

Provides statistical information about specific areas of Indigenous health to provide clearer comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

Study examines samples of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae (GC), looking for antibiotic resistant strains. Findings indicate that there are 150 GC strains present on Nuuk, all of which were fully susceptible to the antibiotic ceftriaxone, and 49% to ciprofloxacin.

Film focuses on the community of Behchoko in the Northwest Territories and its struggle to decrease the occurrence of sexually transmitted infections before HIV arrives. Duration: 19:00.

Workshop results indicate that an educational health promotion event for community women needed to be held prior to inviting them to the cervical screening trial.

Book review of: A Time of Little Choice by Randall Milliken.

Discusses the CART model and the effectiveness of community-based research addressing social issues based on a community in the Northwest Territories.

Study finds education and community based efforts are necessary for educating the youth of Greenland in STI risk-prevention behaviours.

Comments on how Saskatchewan First Nations communities provide much needed HIV/AIDS workshops and clinics by pooling meagre resources.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.20.

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Brunswick, 2015.

Public Administration and Policy Thesis (Ph.D.)--Portland State University, 2010.

Comments on a research project that investigated the factors underlying the cervical cancer burden on First Nation women.

Study aimed to increase number of individuals able to understand their HIV status through preventative educational presentation and one-on-one counseling.

Health workers report on their experiences regarding the expanding number of people contracting venereal diseases.

Looks at the dangers of straying from tribal customs as told in a Pikuni legend and the parallels drawn to character's in Fools Crow.

Introduction to special issue.

Access Appendixes B to D.