Publication type:
Training / Education Manual
Agency:
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Summary:
Sheet 9 in a series of 9 info sheets on issues facing Aboriginal people with HIV/AIDS. Sheet 9 presents access to HIV testing on and off reserve, with explanations of anonymous, non-nominal, nominal and barriers to testing. Wait times for test results are also a concern in smaller remote communities.
Keywords:
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; Aboriginal health; HIV testing; harm reduction; discrimination; confidentiality; epidemiology; suicide; racism; colonialism; holistic; socioeconomic; STD; incarceration