Background: In 1997, we found a higher prevalence of HIV among female than among male
injection drug users in Vancouver. Factors associated with HIV incidence among women in …

This study explores the social and professional discourses that influence nurses' knowledge
and assumptions about First Nations patients. Through the use of an ethnographic design, in …

BACKGROUND: The process of drug injection may give rise to vascular and soft tissue
injuries and infections. The social and physical environments in which drugs are injected …

Here, then, is popular television drama offering us a picture of normalised poly-drug use as
routine, everyday life. And, of course, this is hardly an isolated example of the representation …

Background: Requiring help injecting has been associated with syringe sharing among
injection drug users (IDUs). No prospective study has fully examined this risk factor and its …

While many studies from other countries1 2 document hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis
C virus (HCV) infection rates in STD clinic patients, very few data are available from India. In …

Background: Studies suggest that Aboriginal people in Canada are over-represented
among people using injection drugs. The factors associated with transitioning to the use of …

Background Requiring help injecting was recently associated with syringe sharing, and later
HIV-1 and HCV seroconversion among injection drug users (IDU) in Vancouver. This risk …

This study explored trends of sexual assault and associated risk factors within a cohort of
young Aboriginal women who used drugs in Vancouver and Prince George, Canada …

Objectives: To compare sociodemographic, drug-related, and sexual risk variables between
young (13-24 years of age) and older (≥ 25 years of age) injection drug users (IDUs); and to …