Search Results - "Nathan J Lachowsky"

Experiences with sexual orientation and gender identity conversion therapy practices among sexual minority men in Canada, 2019–2020 by Salway, Travis, Juwono, Stephen, Klassen, Ben, Ferlatte, Olivier, Ablona, Aidan, Pruden, Harlan, Morgan, Jeffrey, Kwag, Michael, Card, Kiffer, Knight, Rod, Lachowsky, Nathan J

“…Background “Conversion therapy” practices (CTP) are organized and sustained efforts to avoid the adoption of non-heterosexual sexual orientations and/or of…”
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Health and well-being of trans and non-binary participants in a community-based survey of gay, bisexual, and queer men, and non-binary and Two-Spirit people across Canada by Rutherford, Leo, Stark, Aeron, Ablona, Aidan, Klassen, Benjamin J, Higgins, Robert, Jacobsen, Hanna, Draenos, Christopher J, Card, Kiffer G, Lachowsky, Nathan J

“…There is a paucity of population health data on the experiences of transgender, non-binary, and other gender minority gay, bisexual, and queer men, and…”
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Gay and bisexual men's views on reforming blood donation policy in Canada: a qualitative study by Grace, Daniel, Gaspar, Mark, Lessard, David, Klassen, Benjamin, Brennan, David J, Adam, Barry D, Jollimore, Jody, Lachowsky, Nathan J, Hart, Trevor A

“…Researchers and activists have long called for changes to blood donation policies to end what is frequently framed as unjustified bans or deferral periods for…”
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What public health interventions do people in Canada prefer to fund? A discrete choice experiment by Card, Kiffer G, Adshade, Marina, Hogg, Robert S, Jollimore, Jody, Lachowsky, Nathan J

“…To assess public support of tailored and targeted public health interventions for marginalized communities. We conducted a discrete choice experiment using a…”
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Patterns of Dietary Supplement Use among GBT2Q Men and Non-Binary Individuals in Canada by Ghazitabatabai, Seyedeh Yasaman, Zaid, Manahil, Forbes, Laura, Davies, Adam, Klassen, Ben, Lachowsky, Nathan J, El Khoury, Dalia

“…There is a lack of research regarding dietary supplement (DS) use among Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Two-Spirit, Queer (GBT2Q) men and non-binary individuals,…”
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A mixed methods investigation of the relationship between blood donor policy, interest in donation, and willingness to donate among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Ontario, Canada by Armstrong, J P, Brennan, David J, Collict, David, Kesler, Maya, Bekele, Tsegaye, Souleymanov, Rusty, Grace, Daniel, Lachowsky, Nathan J, Hart, Trevor A, Adam, Barry D

“…As of 2019, men who have sex with men (MSM) in Canada are ineligible to donate blood if they have had oral or anal sex with another man in the last 3 months…”
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Examining differential success in recruitment using respondent driven sampling (RDS) in a multi-site study of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men by Sang, Jordan M, Gholamian, Bita, Wang, Lu, Barath, Justin, Noor, Syed W, Lachowsky, Nathan J, Hart, Trevor A, Cox, Joseph, Lambert, Gilles, Grace, Daniel, Skakoon-Sparling, Shayna, Lal, Allan, Parlette, Abbie, Apelian, Herak, Jollimore, Jody, Hogg, Robert S, Moore, David M

“…The Engage Study is a longitudinal biobehavioral cohort study of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver…”
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Ethno-racial variations in mental health symptoms among sexually-active gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada: a longitudinal analysis by Bao, Seraph L, Olarewaju, Gbolahan, Wang, Lu, Sang, Jordan, Zhu, Julia, Lachowsky, Nathan J, Lal, Allan, Ablona, Aidan, Ho, Darren, Baharuddin, Fahmy, Villa, Lorenz, Lambert, Sandy, Dulai, Joshun, Moore, David M

“…Minority stress from racism and heterosexism may uniquely interact to impact the mental health of racialized sexual minorities. We examined variations in…”
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Examining the secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on syndemic production and PrEP use among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) in Vancouver, Canada by Sang, Jordan M, Moore, David M, Wang, Lu, Chia, Jason, Toy, Junine, Montaner, Julio, Skakoon-Sparling, Shayna, Cox, Joseph, Lambert, Gilles, Grace, Daniel, Hart, Trevor A, Lal, Allan, Jollimore, Jody, Lachowsky, Nathan J

“…Abstract Background The secondary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic may disproportionately affect gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM),…”
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Examining Associations Between Resilience and PrEP Use Among HIV-negative GBM in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver by Sang, Jordan M., Wang, Lu, Moore, David M., Barath, Justin, Lal, Allan, Hart, Trevor A., Skakoon-Sparling, Shayna, Noor, Syed W., Chown, Sarah, Lambert, Gilles, Cox, Joseph, Jollimore, Jody, Parlette, Abbie, Apelian, Herak, Grace, Daniel, Lachowsky, Nathan J.

“…This study evaluated the association between resilience and PrEP use among a population-based sample of Canadian gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with…”
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Implementing community-based Dried Blood Spot (DBS) testing for HIV and hepatitis C: a qualitative analysis of key facilitators and ongoing challenges by Young, James, Ablona, Aidan, Klassen, Benjamin J, Higgins, Rob, Kim, John, Lavoie, Stephanie, Knight, Rod, Lachowsky, Nathan J

“…In 2018, the Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) invited gay, bisexual, trans, queer men and Two-Spirit and non-binary people (GBT2Q) at Pride Festivals…”
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Past dynamics of HIV transmission among men who have sex with men in Montréal, Canada: a mathematical modeling study by Milwid, Rachael M, Xia, Yiqing, Doyle, Carla M, Cox, Joseph, Lambert, Gilles, Thomas, Réjean, Mishra, Sharmistha, Grace, Daniel, Lachowsky, Nathan J, Hart, Trevor A, Boily, Marie-Claude, Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu

“…Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) experience disproportionate risks of HIV acquisition and transmission. In 2017, Montréal became the…”
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Virological suppression among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men living with HIV in Vancouver, Canada: A longitudinal cohort study from 2012–2017 by Armstrong, Heather L, Gitelman, Julian, Cui, Zishan, Bacani, Nicanor, Sereda, Paul, Lachowsky, Nathan J, Card, Kiffer G, Sang, Jordan M, Raymond, Henry F, Montaner, Julio, Hall, David, Howard, Terry, Hull, Mark, Hogg, Robert S, Roth, Eric A, Moore, David M

“…Introduction In 2010, British Columbia (BC) implemented HIV Treatment as Prevention (TasP) as policy. We examined trends in virologic suppression and…”
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"Condoms are … like public transit. It's something you want everyone else to take": Perceptions and use of condoms among HIV negative gay men in Vancouver, Canada in the era of biomedical and seroadaptive prevention by Klassen, Benjamin J, Fulcher, Karyn, Chown, Sarah A, Armstrong, Heather L, Hogg, Robert S, Moore, David M, Roth, Eric A, Lachowsky, Nathan J

“…The emergence of biomedical and seroadaptive HIV prevention strategies has coincided with a decline in condom use among gay men. We undertook a social…”
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Estimating the Size of the MSM Population in Metro Vancouver, Canada, Using Multiple Methods and Diverse Data Sources by Rich, Ashleigh J., Lachowsky, Nathan J., Sereda, Paul, Cui, Zishan, Wong, Jason, Wong, Stanley, Jollimore, Jody, Raymond, Henry Fisher, Hottes, Travis Salway, Roth, Eric A., Hogg, Robert S., Moore, David M.

“…Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV globally, regionally in Canada, and locally in Vancouver. Lack of reliable population…”
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Prevalence, type, and correlates of trauma exposure among adolescent men and women in Soweto, South Africa: implications for HIV prevention by Closson, Kalysha, Dietrich, Janan Janine, Nkala, Busi, Musuku, Addy, Cui, Zishan, Chia, Jason, Gray, Glenda, Lachowsky, Nathan J, Hogg, Robert S, Miller, Cari L, Kaida, Angela

“…Youth trauma exposure is associated with syndemic HIV risk. We measured lifetime prevalence, type, and correlates of trauma experience by gender among…”
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Ethnicity classification systems for public health surveys: experiences from HIV behavioural surveillance among men who have sex with men by Lachowsky, Nathan J, Saxton, Peter J W, Dickson, Nigel P, Hughes, Anthony J, Jones, Rhys G, Clark, Terryann C, Ho, Elsie, Summerlee, Alastair J S, Dewey, Cate E

“…Race and ethnicity classification systems have considerable implications for public health, including the potential to reveal or mask inequities. Given…”
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Using an intersectionality-based approach to evaluate mental health services use among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver by Marbaniang, Ivan, Moodie, Erica E. M., Latimer, Eric, Skakoon-Sparling, Shayna, Hart, Trevor A., Grace, Daniel, Moore, David M., Lachowsky, Nathan J., Jollimore, Jody, Lambert, Gilles, Zhang, Terri, Dvorakova, Milada, Cox, Joseph

“…To cope with homonegativity-generated stress, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) use more mental health services (MHS) compared with…”
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Conformity to Masculinity Norms and Mental Health Outcomes Among Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two-Spirit, and Queer Men and Non-Binary Individuals by Cooper, Sarah, Péloquin, Tristan, Lachowsky, Nathan J., Salway, Travis, Oliffe, John L., Klassen, Benjamin, Brennan, David J., Houle, Janie, Ferlatte, Olivier

“…Homophobia and biphobia negatively impact the mental health of gay, bisexual, trans, Two-Spirit, and queer men and non-binary individuals (GBT2Q) and sexual…”
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An observed, prospective field study to evaluate the performance and acceptance of a blood-based HIV self-test in Canada by Galli, Richard A, Lo Hog Tian, Jason M, Sumner-Williams, Michelle, McBain, Kristin, Stanizai, Emal, Tharao, Wangari, Aden, Muna, Jamieson, Heather, Da Silva, Mark, Vassal, Anne-Fanny, Guilbault, Lorie, Ireland, Laurie, Witges, Kim, King, Alexandra, Ametepee, Kehinde, Lachowsky, Nathan J, Pant Pai, Nitika, Mazzulli, Tony, Rourke, Sean B

“…Abstract Background Self testing for HIV is a targeted intervention with the potential to increase the access, uptake and frequency of HIV testing and more…”
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