Publication type:
Research Paper / Project Report
Author(s):
Kellington, Stephanie; Blackwind, Tom-morrow; Desroches, Monique
Agency:
Listen Up! Project Advisory Group
Summary:
Peer based, community action research project to determine what women wanted to see done to reduce or eliminate some of the barriers identified in Phase 1. Nine women were trained as peer researchers and conducted 44 interviews and six focus groups in the following communities: Women living with HIV; Caregivers, family, and friends of HIV+ persons, alive or deceased; Professional women; Aboriginal women; Women with dual diagnoses; Women living in or frequenting Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES); current and former substance abusers; young women living in Langley BC.
Keywords:
HIV/AIDS; AIDS Vancouver; Women; Lesbians; Bisexual Women; First Nations; substance abuse; mental health; refugee; community based research