Ethnographic Studies (Ongoing)
The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS has led numerous qualitative studies to gain a deeper understanding of HIV-related beliefs, risk behaviors, and the lived experiences of HIV-positive and -negative gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vancouver, British Columbia. These qualitative studies typically involve in-depth interviews and the recording of life histories with participants from existing cohorts, such as The Vanguard Project and the Momentum Health Study. These studies explore issues pertaining to drug use, mental health, other cultural and social issues affecting the health risks and outcomes of this population.
Rich A, Forrest JI, Small W, Michelow W, Moore D, Hogg RS, Roth EA. Narratives of sexual health knowledge, attitudes and beliefs: Informing the measurement of treatment optimism among gay, bisexual men. 22nd Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR).
A. J. Schilder, T.R. Orchard, M. Greatheart, F. Ibanez-Carrasco, D. Macfarlane, L. Bayzand, M. Mancinelli, S. Pearson, R.S. Hogg, T. M. Lampinen. Sexuality and mental health concerns among gay men who use methamphetamine in Vancouver, Canada. AIDS 2008 – XVII International AIDS Conference. Abstract no. TUPE0878.
T. Orchard, A. Schilder, C. Buchner, K. Fernandez, R. Hogg, S. Strathdee. Experiences, ideas and engaging a discourse: the role of semen in the lives of young HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay men in Vancouver, Canada. AIDS 2008 – XVII International AIDS Conference Abstract no. THPE 0355.
Schilder AJ, Orchard TR, Buchner CS, Miller ML, Fernandes KA, Hogg RS, Strathdee SA. “It’s like the treasure’: beliefs associated with semen among young HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay men. Cult Health Sex. 2008 Oct;10(7):667-79.
AJ Schilder, TM Lampinen, ML Miller, S, Rintoul, W Jeffery, K McErlane, MT Schechter, RS Hogg. Methamphetamine: relation to sexual risk behaviours of young gay men and inadvertent consumption in tablets sold as ecstasy. The XV International AIDS Conference. Abstract no. WePeD6329.
Schilder AJ, Lampinen TM, Miller ML, Hogg RS. Crystal methamphetamine and ecstacy differ in relation to unsafe sex among young gay men. Can J Public Health. 2005 Sep-Oct;96(5):340-3. PubMed
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M Botnick, B Coleman, SL Martindale, ML Miller, RS Hogg. Trust, risk, intimacy and HIV in a cohort of HIV-negative gay men. The XIV International AIDS Conference: Abstract no. E11610.
C S Buchner, A J Schilder, M L Miller, S L Martindale, M T Schechter, M V O’Shaughnessy, R S Hogg, P Spittal. Beliefs about “cum,” condoms and intimacy among young gay men (YGM) in the context of rising HIV incidence in Vancouver.The XIV International AIDS Conference Abstract no. WePeE6541.
A J Schilder, C Buchner, M L Miller, S L Martindale, M T Schechter, M V O’Shaughnessy, R S Hogg, P Spittal. A process of vulnerableization exacerbates the risk of HIV infection among young gay men (YGM). The XIV International AIDS Conference: Abstract no. WePeE6540.
M Botnick, B Coleman, S L Martindale, ML Miller, RS Hogg. First person narratives: Unprotected anal intercourse and risk assessment amongst a cohort of gay-identified HIV-negative men. The XIV International AIDS Conference: Abstract no. E11611
A J Schilder, C S Buchner, M L Miller, S L Martindale, M T Schechter, M V O’Shaughnessy, R S Hogg, P Spittal. Sex, Intimacy and power: The lived experiences of young gay men (YGM) in the context of rising HIV infections in Vancouver. The XIV International AIDS Conference. Abstract no. E11612.
Lal A, Forrest JI, Chan K, Jollimore J, Shurgold S, Roth EA, Michelow W, Raymond HF, Moore D, Hogg RS. Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS) and seed recruitment by GRINDR in a British Columbia cohort of men who have sex with men (MSM). 22nd Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR).
