Building community-based HIV and STI prevention programs on the tundra: drawing on Inuit women’s strengths and resiliencies

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dc.contributor.authorRand, Jenny Rebekah
dc.contributor.supervisorReading, Charlotte Loppie
dc.contributor.supervisorWorthington, Cathy
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-21T20:35:17Z
dc.date.available2014-08-21T20:35:17Z
dc.date.copyright2014en_US
dc.date.issued2014-08-21
dc.degree.departmentProgram: Social Dimensions of Healthen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractThere is a dearth of literature to guide the development of community-based HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) prevention and sexual health promotion programs within Inuit communities. The aim of this research project was to create a dialogue with Inuit women to inform future development of such programs. This study employed Indigenous methodologies and methods by drawing from Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and postcolonial research theory in a framework of Two-Eyed Seeing, and utilizing storytelling sessions to gather data. Community-Based Participatory Research Principles informed the design of the study, ensuring participants were involved in all stages of the project. Nine story-sharing sessions took place with 21 Inuit women ages 18-60. Participants identified several key determinants of sexual health and shared ideas for innovative approaches that they believe will work as prevention efforts within their community. These research results build upon the limited knowledge currently available about perceptions of HIV and STI among Inuit women living in the remote north.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0573en_US
dc.description.proquestemailjenny.r.rand@gmail.comen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5582
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectInuit Womenen_US
dc.subjectAboriginalen_US
dc.subjectCommunity-Based Participatory Researchen_US
dc.subjectHIV Prevention Researchen_US
dc.subjectSTI Preventionen_US
dc.subjectInuit Qaujimajatuqangiten_US
dc.subjectTwo-Eyed Seeingen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous Methodologiesen_US
dc.subjectStrengthsen_US
dc.subjectPost-Colonial Research Theoryen_US
dc.subjectStorytellingen_US
dc.titleBuilding community-based HIV and STI prevention programs on the tundra: drawing on Inuit women’s strengths and resilienciesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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