Chen, N. E., Meyer, J. P., Avery, A. K., Draine, J., Flanigan, T. P., Lincoln, T., Spaulding, A. C., et al. (2011). Adherence to HIV Treatment and Care Among Previously Homeless Jail Detainees. AIDS and behavior, Epub ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
HIV-infected persons entering the criminal justice system (CJS) often experience suboptimal healthcare system engagement and social instability, including homelessness. We evaluated surveys from a multisite study of 743 HIV-infected jail detainees prescribed or eligible for antiretroviral therapy (ART) to understand correlates of healthcare engagement prior to incarceration, focusing on differences by …

Palmer, O’Brien, Chan, Shen, Coulter, Montaner, Hogg, Maximally Assisted Therapy, Antiretroviral Treatment, Adherence, HIV, Unstable Housing, AIDS Behavior

Monette, L. E., Rourke, S. B., Gibson, K., Bekele, T. M., Tucker, R., Greene, S., Sobota, M., et al. (2011). Inequalities in determinants of health among Aboriginal and Caucasian persons living with HIV/AIDS in Ontario: results from the Positive Spaces, Healthy Places Study. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 102(3), 215-9.
ABSTRACT: Aboriginal Canadians (i.e., First Nations, Inuit and Métis) are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, and experience greater social and economic marginalization and poorer housing conditions. This study sought to understand the differences in the determinants of health and housing-related characteristics between …

ABSTRACT: Poverty by Postal Code 2: Vertical Poverty presents new data on the growing concentration of poverty in the City of Toronto and the role that high-rise housing is playing in this trend. The report tracks the continued growth in the spatial concentration of poverty in Toronto neighbourhoods, and in high-rise buildings within neighbourhoods. It then examines the quality of life that high-rise buildings are providing to tenants today. Its primary focus is on privately owned building stock in Toronto’s inner suburbs. This research is part of United Way’s Building Strong …

Milloy, M.-J., Kerr, T., Bangsberg, D. R., Buxton, J., Parashar, S., Guillemi, S., Montaner, J., et al. (2011). Homelessness as a Structural Barrier to Effective Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Seropositive Illicit Drug Users in a Canadian Setting. AIDS patient care and STDs, Epub ahead of print.
Abstract
Despite the advent of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV-seropositive injection drug users (IDU) continue to suffer from elevated levels of morbidity and mortality. Evidence is needed to identify social- and structural-level barriers to effective ART. We investigated the impact of homelessness on plasma HIV RNA response …