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Open AccessIt’s all about connection: Determinants of social support and the influence on HIV treatment interruptions among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada
Social support has previously been found to be associated with improved health outcomes of individuals managing chronic illnesses, including amongst people living with HIV (PLWH). For women and people who use ...
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Open AccessThe impact of lookback windows on the prevalence and incidence of chronic diseases among people living with HIV: an exploration in administrative health data in Canada
We described the impact of different lengths of lookback window (LW), a retrospective time period to observe diagnoses in administrative data, on the prevalence and incidence of eight chronic diseases.
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Disparities in multimorbidity and mortality among people living with and without HIV across British Columbia’s health regions: a population-based cohort study
Longer survival has increased the likelihood of antiretroviral-treated people living with HIV (PLWH) develo** age-associated comorbidities. We compared the burden of multimorbidity and all-cause mortality ac...
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Social Isolation and Mortality Among People Living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada
Social isolation, a risk factor for poor health within the general population, may be exacerbated by unique challenges faced by people living with HIV (PLHIV). This analysis examines the association between so...
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HIV and Food Insecurity: A Syndemic Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Physical Distancing in COVID-19 May Exacerbate Experiences of Social Isolation among People Living with HIV
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Injection Drug Use, Unemployment, and Severe Food Insecurity Among HIV-HCV Co-Infected Individuals: A Mediation Analysis
Severe food insecurity (FI), which indicates reduced food intake, is common among HIV-hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infected individuals. Given the importance of unemployment as a proximal risk factor for FI, thi...
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Impact of Food Insecurity on Depressive Symptoms Among HIV–HCV Co-infected People
Food insecurity (FI) is associated with depressive symptoms among HIV mono-infected people. Our objective was to examine to what extent this association holds among HIV–hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infected peop...
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Open AccessFood Insecurity in HIV-Hepatitis C Virus Co-infected Individuals in Canada: The Importance of Co-morbidities
While research has begun addressing food insecurity (FI) in HIV-positive populations, knowledge regarding FI among individuals living with HIV-hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection is limited. This exploratory ...
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Association Between Food Insecurity and HIV Viral Suppression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Although an increasing number of HIV infected people are accessing antiretroviral treatment, many do not achieve complete HIV viral suppression and remain at risk for AIDS and capable of HIV transmission. Food...
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Open AccessComponent costs of foodborne illness: a sco** review
Governments require high-quality scientific evidence to prioritize resource allocation and the cost-of-illness (COI) methodology is one technique used to estimate the economic burden of a disease. However, var...
