Testing Specificity and Sensitivity of Wastewater-Based Epidemiology For Detecting SARS-CoV-2 in Four Communities on Vancouver Island, Canada

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellows Stephanie Willerth and Nathan Lachowsky have co-authored a new research article entitled Testing specificity and sensitivity of wastewater-based epidemiology for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in four communities on Vancouver Island, Canada. Collaborating authors include Nadia ZeinaMasri, Kiffer George Card, Emmanuelle A. Caws, Alana Babcock, Ryan Powell, Christopher J. Lowe, Shelley Donovan, Shelley …

Treatment Interruptions and Community Connectedness Among gbMSM Living With HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled Treatment interruptions and community connectedness among gbMSM living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada. Collaborating authors include Jordan M. Sang, Zishan Cui, Lu Wang, Nicanor Bacani, Allan Lal, Kiffer G. Card, Eric A. Roth, Julio S. G. Montaner, Terry Howard, Robert …

‘I Did Not Have Sex Outside of Our Bubble’: Changes in Sexual Practices and Risk Reduction Strategies Among Sexual Minority Men in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled I did not have sex outside of our bubble’: changes in sexual practices and risk reduction strategies among sexual minority men in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Collaborating authors include Emerich Daroya, Cornel Grey, David Lessard, Ben Klassen, Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Mark …

HIV Incidence and Related Risks Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver: Informing Blood Donor Selection Criteria in Canada

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled HIV incidence and related risks among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver: Informing blood donor selection criteria in Canada. Collaborating authors include Gilles Lambert, Joseph Cox, Alain Fourmigue, Milada Dvorakova, Herak Apelian, …

PrEP-Related Stigma and PrEP Use Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled PrEP-related stigma and PrEP use among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada. Other authors include Oscar Javier Pico-Espinosa, Mark Hull, Paul MacPherson, Daniel Grace, Mark Gaspar, Saira Mohammed, James Demers, Marshall …

Examining the Impacts of a Syphilis Awareness Campaign Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men (gbMSM) in British Columbia, Canada

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled Examining the impacts of a syphilis awareness campaign among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in British Columbia, Canada. Other authors include Jordan M. Sang, Jason Wong, Venessa Ryan, Emma Cumming, Lu Wang, Zishan Cui, Nicanor …

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Should Be Free Across Canada to Those Meeting Evidence-Based Guidelines

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky and IALH Student Affiliate Alex Wells have co-authored a new research article entitled HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) should be free across Canada to those meeting evidence-based guidelines. Other authors include Mark Gaspar, Darrell H.S. Tan, Mark Hull, Jad Sinno, Oscar Javier Pico Espinosa and Daniel Grace. The article …

What public health interventions do people in Canada prefer to fund? A discrete choice experiment

Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a research paper entitled What public health interventions do people in Canada prefer to fund? A discrete choice experiment. Other authors include Kiffer G. Card, Marina Adshade, Robert S. Hogg, and Jody Jollimore. The article was published in BMC Public Health.  Abstract: Objective: To assess public …

The Relevance of Communal Altruism for Sexual Minority Men in Contemporary Contexts

Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled The relevance of communal altruism for sexual minority men in contemporary contexts. Other authors include Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Kiffer G. Card, Jake R Novick, Graham W. Berlin, Barry Adam, David J. Brennan, Jordan M. Sang, Syed W. Noor, Joseph Cox,  David M. …

Links between Childhood Abuse, Insidious Trauma, and Methamphetamine Use across the Lifespan among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Qualitative Analysis

Publication alert! IALH research fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled Links between Childhood Abuse, Insidious Trauma, and Methamphetamine Use across the Lifespan among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Qualitative Analysis. Other authors include G.W. Berlin, K. Fulcher, K. Taylor, T. Nguyen, and A. Montiel. The …

Use of Gay Chatlines and Online Dating Platforms as Potential Mediators or Moderators in the Relationship Between Loneliness, Self-Rated Attractiveness and HIV Acquisition Risk Among gbMSM in Vancouver, Canada

Publication alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has coauthored a new article entitled Use of Gay chatlines and online dating platforms as potential mediators or moderators in the relationship between loneliness, self-rated attractiveness and HIV acquisition risk among gbMSM in Vancouver, Canada with several other authors. The article was published in the Journal of American …

Increases in human papillomavirus vaccine coverage over 12 months among a community-recruited cohort of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada

Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky is one author of several on this new publication entitled Increases in human papillomavirus vaccine coverage over 12 months among a community-recruited cohort of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada. The article was published in Vaccine. Full list of authors: Catharine Chambers, …

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

Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled 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. Other authors include JP Armstrong, David J. Brennan,  David …

Relationship between sociodemographics, healthcare providers’ competence and healthcare access among two-spirit, gay, bisexual, queer and other men who have sex with men in Manitoba: results from a community-based cross-sectional study

Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a new article entitled Relationship Between Sociodemographics, Healthcare Providers’ Competence and Healthcare Access Among Two-Spirit, Gay, Bisexual, Queer and Other Men who Have Sex With Men in Manitoba: Results From a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Other authors in this article include: Rusty Souleymanov, Jared Star, Albert McLeod, …

Prevalence and Incidence of Hepatitis C Infection Amongst Men Who Have Sex With Men in a Population-Based Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Program in British Columbia, Canada

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored an article entitled “Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C infection amongst men who have sex with men in a population-based pre-exposure prophylaxis program in British Columbia, Canada”. Other authors include Kyle A. Thompson, Gabriel Blank, Junine Toy, David M. Moore, …

Does Treatment Readiness Shape Service-Design Preferences of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Who Use Crystal Methamphetamine? A Cross Sectional Study

Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored an article entitled “Does Treatment Readiness Shape Service-Design Preferences of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Who Use Crystal Methamphetamine? A Cross Sectional Study”. Other authors include Kiffer G. Card, Madison McGuire,Graham W. Berlin, Gordon A. Wells, Karyn Fulcher, Tribesty Nguyen, Trevor …

What is the empirical basis for converting banded ordinal data on numbers of sex partners among MSM into a continuous scale level variable? A secondary analysis of 13 surveys across 17 countries

Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored an article entitled “What is the empirical basis for converting banded ordinal data on numbers of sex partners among MSM into a continuous scale level variable? A secondary analysis of 13 surveys across 17 countries”. The article was published in BMC Medical Research Methodology. Other authors …

Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Seeking Health Information Online among GB2M in Ontario: Findings from the #iCruise Project

Publication Alert! IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored an article entitled “Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Seeking Health Information Online among GB2M in Ontario: Findings from the #iCruise Project” with David J. Brennan, Maya A. Kesler, Adam W.J. Davies, Georgi Georgievski, Barry D. Adam, David Collict, Trevor A. Hart, Travis J. Salway and Dane …

Minority stressors and connectedness among urban gay, bisexual, and queer men

Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored an article entitled “Minority stressors and connectedness among urban gay, bisexual, and queer men” in Psychology of Men & Masculinities. Co Authors include Skakoon-Sparling, S., Cox, J., Kirshbaum, A. L., Berlin, G. W., Gaspar, M., Adam, B. D., Brennan, D. J., Moore, D. M., Apelian, H., Sang, …

Programs and interventions promoting health equity in LGBTQ2+ populations in Canada through action on social determinants of health

Publication Alert! IALH Faculty Affiliate Nathan Lachowsky (Public Health and Social Policy) has published an article with Robert Higgins, Brian Hansen, Beth E. Jackson, and Ashley Shaw entitled “Programs and interventions promoting health equity in LGBTQ2+ populations in Canada through action on social determinants of health” in the Government of Canada’s Health Promotion and Chronic …

Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Seeking Health Information Online among GB2M in Ontario: Findings from the #iCruise Project

Publication Alert! IALH Affiliate Nathan Lachowsky has published an article with co-authors David J. Brennan, Maya Kesler, Adam Davies, Georgi Georgievski, Barry D. Adam, David Collict and Trevor A. Hart entitled “Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Seeking Health Information Online among GB2M in Ontario: Findings from the #iCruise Project” in the International Journal of Sexual …