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UVicSpace is the University of Victoria’s open access scholarship and learning repository. It preserves and provides access to the digital scholarly works of UVic faculty, students, staff, and partners. Items in UVicSpace are organized into collections, each belonging to a community.

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Stigma, the media, and pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: Observations for enhancing knowledge translation and resisting stigma in the Canadian context
(AIDS and Behavior, 2019) Card, Kiffer George; Hawkins, Blake W.; Mortazavi, Leili; Gregory, Aidan; Ng, Keng Hon; Lachowsky, Nathan
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective, though sometimes stigmatized, strategy for HIV prevention. With the goal of examining how PrEP stigma can be addressed, this study examined the media’s handling of stigma related to PrEP by searching the Canadian Newsstream and Daily Xtra news databases for key terms related to PrEP. Overall, 101 media articles were thematically coded in triplicate; 36.3% of which included mentions of PrEP stigma. LGBT media sources were more likely than mainstream sources to have included content coded as relating to PrEP stigma (p = 0.02). In these articles, uncertainty regarding PrEP, and neo-liberal attitudes towards sexual responsibility were major factors associated with media discussion of PrEP stigma. We discuss the role that heuristics play in shaping lay readers perceptions and interpretation of PrEP media coverage and discuss methods for overcoming stigma using evidence-based communication strategies.
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Gender differences in prevalence and correlates of high sexual self-efficacy among adolescents in Soweto, South Africa: implications for gender-sensitive research and programming
(AIDS Care, 2018) Closson, Kalysha; Dietrich, Janan; Lachowsky, Nathan; Nkala, Busi; Cui, Zishan; Chia, Jason; Hogg, Robert S.; Gray, Glenda; Kaida, Angela; Miller, Cari L.
Sexual self-efficacy (SSE) – one's confidence in their ability to perform given sexual behaviours, has been shown to predict adolescents’ HIV-prevention practices (e.g., Condom use). Few studies within sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV incidence and prevalence disproportionately affects young women, have examined gendered differences in SSE. We used multivariable logistic regression to identify correlates of high-SSE separately among adolescent men and women (aged 14–19) in Soweto, South Africa using a previously validated SSE scale (high-SSE [>3/6 items]; study-alpha = 0.75). SSE scale items assessed self-efficacy related to sexual refusal and condom use. Adolescent women were significantly more likely to report high-SSE than adolescent men (72.3% versus 49.5%; p < 0.01). High-SSE among adolescent men was associated with more positive beliefs about sexual relationships and negatively associated with probable depression. High-SSE among adolescent women was associated with increased HIV knowledge, more positive beliefs about condom use and sexual relationships, having an adult in the home, and negatively associated with being an older adolescent (16–17 versus ≤15), and ever experiencing physical violence. Differences in prevalence and correlates of SSE among adolescent men and women in South Africa highlight important areas for gender-sensitive interventions. Targeted efforts to reduce negative sexual beliefs, improve HIV knowledge and mental well-being may improve SSE and thus the uptake of HIV-prevention practices among adolescent men. For adolescent women, findings indicate programming should move beyond individual-levels determinants of behaviour to focus on improving enabling environments (e.g., Reduced violence and improved family relationships) in which sexual agency can be enacted.
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The pseudoarc is a co-existentially closed continuum
(Topology and Its Applications, 2016) Eagle, Christopher J.; Goldbring, Isaac; Vignati, Alessandro
Answering a question of P. Bankston, we show that the pseudoarc is a co-existentially closed continuum. We also show thatC (X), for X a nondegenerate continuum, can never have quantifier elimination, answering a question of the first and third named authors and Farah and Kirchberg.
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How climate assemblies can help Canada tackle the climate crisis
(The Conversation, 2023) Pek, Simon; Busaan, Lorin