Rosemary SA Shinkai, Tomie T de Campos, Lucas S Mendes, Lena Katekawa, Edgard Michel-Crosato, Maria GH Biazevic
Phytotherapy: knowledge, experience and prescription in oral healthcare. A cross-sectional survey of dental practitioners
Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL
black males accounted 197 new hiv diagnoses canada 2020 yet black people make 426 population persistent misconceptions modes hiv transmission need addressed reduce relatively high hiv prevalence among black men described hiv misconceptions held hbm ontario also identified social determinants protective versus risk factors hiv misconceptions among heterosexual black men hbm ontario view building evidencebased strategies strengthening hiv prevention stigma reduction among hbm communities ontario report quantitative findings wespeak study carried among hbm four cities ottawa toronto london windsor ontario sample size 866 subsamples ottawa n 210 toronto n 343 london n 157 windsor n 156 data collected survey questionnaire outcome variable hiv misconception score ranging 1 18 measured number statements hiv knowledge questionnaire incorrect answers included three categories independent variables analysis based stepwise forward model selection approach variable categories include sociodemographic background ii personalised psychosocial attributes levels hiv misconceptions negative condom attitude age sexual debut resilience iii socially ascribed psychosocial experiences everyday discrimination procommunity attitudes preliminary univariate bivariate analyses used hierarchical linear regression model hlm predict levels hiv misconceptions controlling effect city residence 50 participants study sites aged 2049 years married undergone college university undergraduate education yet significant proportion 272 held varying levels misconceptions hiv misconceptions two common misconceptions people likely get hiv deep kissing putting tongue partners mouth partner hiv 401 ii taking test hiv one week sex tell person hiv 316 discrimination 023 p 005 95 ci 001 046 negative condom attitudes 007 p 005 95 ci 001 012 sexual debut older age 006 p 005 95 ci 001 1 associated hiv misconceptions born canada 096 p 005 95 ci 18 012 higher education 037 p 005 95 ci 052 021 resilient 004 p 005 95 ci 008 001 associated fewer hiv misconceptions hiv misconceptions still common especially among hbm misconceptions associated structural behavioural factors recommend structural policydriven interventions promote accessible equitydriven healthcare education social integration hbm ontario also recommend building capacity collective resilience critical health racial literacy well creating culturally safe spaces intergenerational dialogues among hbm communities