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Aboriginal Populations Research

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Factors Behind Hiv Testing Practices Among Canadian Aboriginal Peoples Living Off-Reserve, Treena Orchard, C. Mcinnes, K. Fernandes, M. Clement, M. Gilbert, V. Lima, J. Montaner, R. Hogg Dec 2009

Factors Behind Hiv Testing Practices Among Canadian Aboriginal Peoples Living Off-Reserve, Treena Orchard, C. Mcinnes, K. Fernandes, M. Clement, M. Gilbert, V. Lima, J. Montaner, R. Hogg

Dr. Treena Orchard

The objective of this study was to examine factors associated with HIV testing among Aboriginal peoples in Canada who live off-reserve. Data were drawn for individuals aged 15–44 from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (2001), which represents a weighed sample of 520,493 Aboriginal men and women living off-reserve. Bivariable analysis and logistic regression were used to identify factors associated with individuals who had received an HIV test within the past year. In adjusted multivariable analysis, female gender, younger age, unemployment, contact with a family doctor or traditional healer within the past year, and “good” or “fair/poor” self-rated health increased the odds …


Literature Review: Policies And Conditions Surrounding The Integration Of 'Traditional' Medical Systems And 'Western' Biomedicine, Treena Orchard Dec 2004

Literature Review: Policies And Conditions Surrounding The Integration Of 'Traditional' Medical Systems And 'Western' Biomedicine, Treena Orchard

Dr. Treena Orchard

No abstract provided.


Through The Causality Web: Looking At Etiology And Resistance In Aboriginal Cancer Experiences, Treena Orchard Dec 2002

Through The Causality Web: Looking At Etiology And Resistance In Aboriginal Cancer Experiences, Treena Orchard

Dr. Treena Orchard

No abstract provided.


Cultural Value Of Food Among The Naskapi, Treena Orchard Dec 2000

Cultural Value Of Food Among The Naskapi, Treena Orchard

Dr. Treena Orchard

No abstract provided.