Social Sciences Posters

358 - CHAOS LIVES OR HIDDEN NETWORKS? AN ANALYSIS OF CARE SEEKING STRATEGIES IN FOUR GROUPS OF MARGINALLY-HOUSED PERSONS AT RISK OF CONTRACTING HIV

359 - PATTERNS OF HOUSING AND SERVICE ACCESS AMONG ACTIVELY INJECTING DRUG USERS

360 - ETHICS AND HEROIN PRESCRIPTION TRIALS

361 - THE ANTIRETROVIRAL READINESS AND MOTIVATION SCALE (ARMS): VALIDATION OF A NEW MEASURE OF READINESS FOR ADHERENCE TO ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY

362 - SOCIAL NORMS AMONG GAY MEN REGARDING DISCLOSURE-RELATED BEHAVIOURS AMONG HIV+ AND HIV– GAY MEN

363 - BECOMING A TREATMENT SUCCESS: WHAT HELPS AND HINDERS INDIVIDUALS TAKING ANTIRETROVIRAL MEDICATIONS

364 - AN OVERVIEW OF PSYCHOSOCIAL, LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES AFFECTING HIV+ REFUGEES FROM FIVE AFRICAN / FRANCOPHONE NATIONS PRESENTING TO A PUBLIC, URBAN, REFERRAL CLINIQUE FOR MEDICAL AND PYSCHO-SOCIAL SERVICES

365 - FEMALE SEX WORK IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

366 - POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES AND MORE INTENSIVE DRUG USE AMONG RESIDENTS OF UNREGULATED SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY HOTELS

367 - ACCESS TO INITIAL CARE: RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF INITIAL VISITS TO A REGIONAL HIV CENTRE

368 - ACCEPTABILITY OF A DESIGNATED YOUTH SUPERVISED INJECTION FACILITY FOR HOMELESS YOUTH IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

369 - SAFER INJECTING EDUCATION FOR HIV PREVENTION WITHIN A MEDICALLY SUPERVISED SAFER INJECTING FACILITY

370 - MACROSOCIAL CORRELATES OF UNPROTECTED ANAL INTERCOURSE (UAI) AMONG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM) IN MONTREAL

371 - HIV/AIDS AND HOSPITAL UTILIZATION AMONG RECENTLY INCARCERATED INJECTION DRUG USERS

372 - DO SOCIAL MARKETING MESSAGE CAMPAIGNS WORK? NOTES ON EVALUATING HIV PREVENTION INITIATIVES

373 - EXPLORING DISPARITIES BETWEEN GLOBAL AIDS FUNDING AND RECENT TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORTS

374 - THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE ON GENDER AND HIV/AIDS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA

375 - EXAMINING CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS

376 - BRIDGE GROUPS AND CORE GROUPS: THE SOCIAL ORGANISATION OF STI/HIV TRANSMISSION

377 - A METHOD FOR INVOLVING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN HEALTH RESEARCH

378 - HIV TESTING DECISIONS AND EXPERIENCES IN CANADIAN ABORIGINAL YOUTH

379 - POLICE WORK IN A CONTEXT OF HIV PREVENTION STRATEGIES: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN DOWNTOWN MONTREAL

380 - OUTREACH WORKING IN THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE ERA: UTOPIA OR AVANT-GARDE?

381 - BACK TO LIFE: CANADA PENSION PLAN AND PRIVATE INSURANCE DISABILITY POLICIES AND PRACTICES AFFECTING PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (PHAS)

382 - IS INCREASED ARGUING AMONG MEN IN PRIMARY PARTNERSHIPS A FACTOR IN UNPROTECTED SEX? RESULTS FROM THE POLARIS STUDY

383 - BREAKING THE CYCLE (BTC) PHASE I: HIV, IDU, AND PRISON RECIDIVISM

384 - FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CRACK PIPE SHARING AMONG A COHORT OF INJECTION DRUG USERS IN VANCOUVER

385 - INUIT AND HIV: AN ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND PERSPECTIVES ABOUT CAPACITIES AND GAPS WITH RESPECT TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF INUIT IN NORTHERN COMMUNITIES

386 - THE CULTURAL DIVIDE: A COMPARISON OF USE/NEED AND BARRIERS (TRADITIONAL WELLNESS APPROACHES vs PRIMARY HEALTH CARE) FOR ABORIGINAL PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS

387 - RACIAL AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE SEEKING BEHAVIOR AMONG HIV-SEROPOSITIVE PERSONS

388 - THE ACCEPTABILITY & EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INTERNET PEER SUPPORT OUTREACH PROGRAM CALLED I-RICE FOR EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN

389 - AIDS AND REPRESENTATION: SITUATING HIV PREVENTION WITH YOUTH IN A GLOBAL AWARENESS FRAMEWORK

390 - PROSTITUÉS DE RUE ET VIH : INTERACTIONS SEXUELLES ET LOGIQUES DE GESTION DU RISQUE

391 - ACCEPTABILITY, EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF A BATHHOUSE OUTREACH PROGRAM CALLED SEXPERT FOR ASIAN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (AMSM)

392 - MIND THE SEX GAP: BRIDGING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND HIV PREVENTION FOR YOUNG HETEROSEXUAL MALES

393 - DEVELOPING OPTIONS-BASED MODEL LEGISLATION IN THE CONTEXT OF HIV/AIDS

394 - THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY: EVALUATION OF HIV/AIDS WEBSITE REACH, USAGE AND IMPACT

395 - A WHOLE GREATER THAN ITS PARTS: A COMMUNITY-BASED MODEL FOR HIV/AIDSTREATMENT INFORMATION EXCHANGE

396 - COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH IN ACTION: THE CALGARY "YOUTH, HEALTH, AND THE STREET" STUDY

397 - DETERMINING THE MOST APPROPRIATE METHODS OF HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND SERVICE FOR IMMIGRANT AFRICAN COMMUNITIES LIVING IN TORONTO

398 - FACTORS RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL HIV RESEARCH

399 - THE CHALLENGES OF SAILING A SMALLER RIVER: HIV/AIDS AND LIFE OUTSIDE OF MAINSTREAM SOCIETY

400 - TO ENCOURAGE IDUs TO USE STERILE NEEDLES AT EACH INJECTION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF SALIENT BEHAVIOURAL AND CONTROL BELIEFS

401 - A DECADE OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY USE AMONG PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS

402 - HIV AND HEPATITIS C TREATMENT KNOWLEDGE: DEVELOPING NEW CLINICAL TEACHING TOOLS

403 - MOTIVATION FOR PARTICIPATING IN A NOVEL THERAPEUTIC HIV VACCINE TRIAL (CTN173)

404 - MEETING TREATMENT INFORMATION NEEDS OF HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY MEMBERS: SOURCES AND METHODS

405 - WEB-BASED INTEGRATED VIDEO EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP: FEEDBACK FROM HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY MEMBERS

406 - LIPODYSTROPHY THE NEW FACE OF AIDS

407 - TAKING OCAP PRINCIPLES FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: THE FORMULATION OF A RESEARCH PROJECT RELATED TO ABORIGINAL CULTURAL COMPETENCE FOR HIV/AIDS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

408 - EXPLORING SOCIOECONOMIC, SPIRITUAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT AMONG WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN INDIA

409 - NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY OF GREATER SUDBURY AND SURROUNDING AREAS 2003-2004