title: HIV incidence and prevalence among aboriginal peoples in Canada.
abstract: We examined incidence, prevalence, and correlates of HIV infection in Aboriginal peoples in Canada and found that among most risk groups both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal participants showed similar levels of HIV prevalence. Aboriginal peoples who use illicit drugs were found to have higher HIV incidence and prevalence when compared to their non-Aboriginal drug-using peers. Aboriginal street youth and female sex workers were also found to have higher HIV prevalence. Among Aboriginal populations, correlates of HIV-positive sero-status include syringe sharing and frequently injecting drugs, as well as geographic and social factors such as living in Vancouver or having a history of non-consensual sex. This study is relevant to Canada and elsewhere, as Indigenous populations are disproportionately represented in the HIV epidemic worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Population Health, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada.
authors.forename: Katrina C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reading
authors.forename: Alexandra M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Borwein
authors.forename: Melanie C M
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Warren
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Michelow
authors.forename: Hasina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Samji
authors.forename: Viviane D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Julio S G
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Montaner
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hogg
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology*