Publications

Using latent class analysis to identify substance use patterns for 1363 women living with HIV in Canada and assessed associations with socio-economic marginalization, violence, and sub-optimal adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy

Determining whether the proportion of pregnant women with unknown antenatal HIV-infection status is declining over time in British Columbia (BC) and whether associated factors are amenable to intervention

Analysing retrospective data from the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS) to determine whether intended or unintended pregnancies are contributing to observed incidence rates among women living with HIV

Surveying stakeholders (clinical providers, public health professionals, researchers) engaged in HIV testing initiatives nationwide to identify the concerns, opportunities and challenges to implementing HIV self-testing in Canada

Using a validated index (i.e., Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) to measure anxiety and depression (caseness score: ≥8) among men who have sex with men recruited via respondent-driven sampling in Vancouver, Canada (N = 774) and investigated whether differences in mental health outcomes varied by sexual orientation measure (i.e., identity, attraction, behavior)

Assessing the alignment and prioritization of HIV research funding, public health policy, and community engagement, and the effects on rates of sexually transmitted infections

Investigating the influence of socio‐demographic and clinical factors in addition to time trends on early ART initiation among participants of the Montreal Primary HIV Infection Study

Examining the media’s handling of stigma related to PrEP by searching the Canadian Newsstream and Daily Xtra news databases for key terms related to PrEP

Analysing risk of global HIV resurgence

Determining the proportion of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men who have tested for HIV in the past 2 years, determining the reasons for testing and never having tested, and exploring correlates of testing