Principal Investigator:Logie, Carmen Licensed Year(s):2024
2023
2022 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5458.
The objectives of this research are to:1) Build capacity and leadership in human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) prevention and research among Northern and Indigenous youth in the NWT; 2) Evaluate the effect of arts-based HIV prevention programs on Northern and Indigenous youth’s HIV and sexually transmitted infection...
Principal Investigator:Logie, Carmen Licensed Year(s):
2021
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4827.
The objectives of this research are to build capacity and leadership in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention and research among Northern and Indigenous youth in the NWT; and, to evaluate the effect of arts-based HIV prevention programs on Northern and Indigenous youth’s HIV and sexually transmitted infection ...
Principal Investigator:Wagner, Anne Licensed Year(s):
2016
Summary:
To explore the attitudes, beliefs and experiences of service users related to STBBI-related (sexually transmitted and blood-born infection-related) services as well as sexual health services in Canada, and to explore the primary barriers and facilitators to positive experiences.
The proposed study consists of a collection of focus groups across Canada to determine the attitudes, beliefs and exp...
Principal Investigator:Lys, Candice L Licensed Year(s):
2016
201520142013 Summary:
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the F.O.X.Y. (Fostering Open eXpression among Youth) participatory action research project for empowering young NWT women and facilitating dialogue about sexual health issues in the North.
The F.O.X.Y. participatory action research (PAR) project is a territorial-wide project that uses a grounded theory method and participatory actio...
Principal Investigator:Logie, Carmen Licensed Year(s):
2015
Summary:
The research team will establish an interdisciplinary team of lesbian, gay, bi, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth, adult and allied researchers to generate knowledge on social contexts of human immunodeficiency (HIV) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) vulnerability among LGBTQ+ youth in Northwest Territories (NWT). The research team aim to: 1) Explore the lived ...
Principal Investigator:Logie, Carmen Licensed Year(s):
2015
2014 Summary:
The research team has launched the first community based research collaboration on social and structural drivers of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) among a neglected population in Canada’s North: lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and other sexually and gender diverse (LGBTQ+) youth in NWT. The objectives of this study are to: 1) Explore the lived exp...
Principal Investigator:Minuk, Gerald Y Licensed Year(s):
2010
Summary:
The objectives of the present proposal are threefold:
1) To increase the awareness and confidence of Northern health care providers when managing patients with chronic HBV infections;
2) To compare HBV mutations from infected Northern Canadians with benign outcomes to those from Alaska ( and perhaps Greenland) who have gone on to develop cirrhosis or HCC; and
3) To identify individuals with H...
Principal Investigator:Mao, Yang Licensed Year(s):2009
2008
Summary:
The primary objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical dysplasia in women of the Northwest Territories using a DNA technology (HPV-DNA Test). The study will also aim to determine whether cervical cancer screening programs should include the use of the HPV-DNA test to increase effectiveness of cervical cancer screening.
Th...
Principal Investigator:Martin, Jim L Licensed Year(s):201120102008
2007
Summary:
The purpose of the project is to reduce and if possible eradicate the incidences of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the region through promotion of healthy sexual practices in the context of respectful relationships. The specific goals of the project include: 1) developing a research base that will indicate how and why STIs are being contracted and spread throughout the region; 2) provid...
Principal Investigator:Doherty, Maryanne Licensed Year(s):
2002
2001 Summary:
The research team will interview students in Grades 7, 9 and 11 (generally ages 12, 14 and 16) from across Canada to examine the changes that occur in sexual health behaviors and attitudes at critical development stages in adolescence. Nationally, data will be collected from a sample of 1150 students in each of Grades 7, 9 and 11. This method will simulate a longitudinal study of sexual health, ...