Mapping HIV-related services for women in Eastern Canada: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Geographic health disparities have been well described in parts of Canada; however, little is known about the experiences of women living with HIV in the Maritime Provinces. This article focuses on the complex health system women living with HIV navigate geographically to access care in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada.

Method

This study includes interviews with 10 women living with HIV and 39 community-based workers whose organizations provide services to this group of women in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Purposive sampling was used to recruit both women living with HIV and community workers. Interviews were recorded and transcribed into a Microsoft word document. Transcripts were imported into NVivo 11 for thematic analyses and used to map the services w

SUBMITTER: Medeiros P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9019332 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature