Titre :
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The end of the line : has rapid transit contributed to the spatial diffusion of HIV in one of Canada's largest metropolitan areas ? (2000)
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Auteurs :
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E. WOOD ;
K. CHAN ;
R.S. HOGG ;
J.S.G. MONTANER ;
M.V. O'SAUGHNESSY ;
M.T. SCHECHTER ;
M. TYNDALL ;
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in Hiv. Aids. St. Paul's Hospital. University of British Columbia. Vancouver. BC. CAN ;
Department of Health Care and Epidemiology. University of British Columbia. Vancouver. BC. CAN
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Social science and medicine (vol. 51, n° 5, 2000)
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Pagination :
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741-748
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Sida
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Virose
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Infection
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Homme
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Facteur risque
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Facteur sociodémographique
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Milieu urbain
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Facteur socioéconomique
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Canada
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Amérique
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Epidémiologie
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Immunopathologie
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 5L1R0xQk. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The objective of this study is to describe the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and the geographic distribution of persons with HIV in the metropolitan area surrounding Vancouver. British Columbia. Specifically, we sought to determine the location of persons with HIV and the population based characteristics related to the rate of anti-HIV medication use. In addition, we investigated the relationship between the distribution of persons on anti-HIV medications and the city's monorail "SkyTrain" route. The residences of persons on anti-HIV therapy were linked to Census Tracts. Data from the most recent census were used to create a socio-demographic profile of each geographic area. The spatial relationship between the distribution of persons on anti-HIV therapy and the path of the monorail was assessed by digitizing the SkyTrain route over a digital Census Tract map. Statistical analyses were used to determine the characteristics of Census Tracts associated with the rate of anti-HIV medication use. The overall rate of anti-HIV medication use in the Census Tracts that are within I km of SkyTrain was 66 per 100,000 population, whereas the rate was only 22 in the non-proximal Census Tracts. (...)
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