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Hiv Risk Perception And Distribution Of Hiv Risk Among African, Caribbean And Other Black People In A Canadian City: Mixed Methods Results From The Blacch Study., Shamara Baidoobonso, Greta Bauer, Kathy Speechley, Erica Lawson
Hiv Risk Perception And Distribution Of Hiv Risk Among African, Caribbean And Other Black People In A Canadian City: Mixed Methods Results From The Blacch Study., Shamara Baidoobonso, Greta Bauer, Kathy Speechley, Erica Lawson
Shamara M Baidoobonso, PhD
BACKGROUND: African, Caribbean and other Black (ACB) people are a priority group for HIV prevention in Canada, but little is known about the epidemiology of HIV risk in this population. This paper helps fill the knowledge gap by: presenting service providers' and ACB people's perceptions about HIV risk in ACB populations; describing the distribution of HIV risk behaviours among ACB people according to markers of social status and position; and comparing results from these two analyses. METHODS: The Black, African and Caribbean Canadian Health (BLACCH) Study is a mixed methods study that used semi-structured interviews and a cross-sectional quantitative questionnaire …