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M-Track, enhanced surveillance of HIV, sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, and associated risk behaviours among men who have sex with men in Canada : phase 1 report

-- M-Track, surveillance améliorée de l'infection à VIH, des infections transmissibles sexuellement et par le sang et des comportements à risque associés chez les hommes ayant des relations sexuelles avec d'autres hommes au Canada, rapport de la phase 1.

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"M-Track primary objectives (Phase 1): [1] To ensure a core set of comparable behavioural measures among MSM in all sentinel surveillance sites, while addressing data needs on local and regional issues and questions of specific local interest. [2] To describe the changing patterns and trends in sexual behaviour among MSM from participating surveillance sites across Canada. [3] To determine the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and syphilis from a biological sample. [4] To identify patterns of HIV, other sexually transmitted infection (STI), and viral hepatitis testing"--P. 1.

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M-Track, enhanced surveillance of HIV, sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, and associated risk behaviours among men who have sex with men in Canada : phase 1 report -- M-Track, surveillance améliorée de l'infection à VIH, des infections transmissibles sexuellement et par le sang et des comportements à risque associés chez les hommes ayant des relations sexuelles avec d'autres hommes au Canada, rapport de la phase 1.

Call No

HQ 76.3 C2 M774 2011

Authors

Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control (Canada)
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Subjects

Sexually transmitted diseases--Canada--Prevention.
Sexually transmitted diseases--Canada--Statistics.
Bisexual men--Sexual behavior--Canada--Statistics.
Gay men--Sexual behavior--Canada--Statistics.

Language

English

Published

Ottawa, Ont. : Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, 2011.

Publication Desc

xii, 68 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

ISBN

9781100198057

Series

Canadian Electronic Library.

Dimensions

28 cm.

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General Note

"November 2011".
Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library, Documents collection, and Canadian health research collection.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references: p. 65-68.

Contents Note

1. Introduction: 1.1 About this report; 1.2 Report objective -- 2. Background: 2.1 HIV/AIDS and other STBBI among gay, bisexual and other MSM in Canada; 2.2 The federal initiative to address HIV/AIDS in Canada (FI); 2.3 Enhanced (behavioural and biological) surveillance in Canada -- 3. Methods: 3.1 Overview of methods; 3.2 Surveillance system design; 3.3 Approaches to data analysis -- 4. Results: 4.1 Overview of results; 4.2 Participant overview and socio-demographic characteristics; 4.3 Sexual life and other practices; 4.4 Recreational drug use; 4.5 HIV testing, prevalence, awareness, and treatment history; 4.6 Other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections; 4.7 Knowledge and assumptions of HIV, HCV and other STBBI -- 5. Discussion: 5.1 Summary of findings; 5.2 Strengths/limitations; 5.3 Conclusions and next steps -- Appendix 1. Example of core M-Track survey questions (Phase 1) -- References.

Summary

"M-Track primary objectives (Phase 1): [1] To ensure a core set of comparable behavioural measures among MSM in all sentinel surveillance sites, while addressing data needs on local and regional issues and questions of specific local interest. [2] To describe the changing patterns and trends in sexual behaviour among MSM from participating surveillance sites across Canada. [3] To determine the prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and syphilis from a biological sample. [4] To identify patterns of HIV, other sexually transmitted infection (STI), and viral hepatitis testing"--P. 1.