在萨斯喀彻温省对艾滋病毒和C型肝炎计划,项目和倡议进行环境扫描的摘要
Meghana Cheekireddy1, Claudia Madampage1, Chad Hammond1
1Pewaseskwan Indigenous Wellness Research Group, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
概括
萨斯喀彻温省艾滋病毒和HCV的发病率很高. 环境扫描确定了168个项目,项目和倡议 (PPI),为新数据库提供信息,帮助基于证据的实践和对受影响社区的支持.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 信息科学 信息科学 信息科学
背景情况:
- 萨斯喀彻温省 (SK) 在2019年经历的艾滋病毒和HCV诊断率是全国平均水平的两倍.
- 一个数字数据库 - - 萨斯喀彻温故事 (Saskatchewan Stories) 被创建,以集中有关省内艾滋病毒和HCV计划,项目和倡议 (PPI) 的信息.
- 进行了环境扫描,收集了1980年至2020年的艾滋病毒和HCV PPI数据.
研究的目的:
- 在萨斯喀彻温省对艾滋病毒和HCV PPI进行全面的环境扫描.
- 为 Saskatchewan Stories 数字数据库的发展提供信息.
- 支持基于证据的实践和研究艾滋病毒和HCV在SK.
主要方法:
- 在多个学术数据库 (MedLine,ERIC,SCOPUS,CINAHL等) 进行了搜索. 对于艾滋病毒和HCV的文献.
- 包括土著健康和HCV研究的专用数据库.
- 针对政府和组织网站进行了针对性的网页搜索,以寻找灰色文学.
主要成果:
- 总共有168名艾滋病毒和HCV PPI被确定.
- 艾滋病毒占PPI的83% (n=139),而HCV占17% (n=29).
- 在灰色文献中发现了很大一部分PPI (73%的HIV,59%的HCV).
结论:
- 环境扫描为SK的基于证据的实践和研究提供了至关重要的基础.
- 这些发现将有助于组织,研究人员和决策者制定新举措并获得资金.
- 该数据库支持萨斯喀彻温省受艾滋病毒和HCV影响的个人和社区.
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