K Deering

Dados Biográficos

ID	2014124
NOME	K Deering
PRENOMES	K
SOBRENOME	Deering
ASSINATURA	DEERING K
AFILIAÇÕES	University of British Columbia
ORCID	0000-0001-6265-3013
VERIFICADO	Sim
TOTAL DE OBRAS	30
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES	38
TOTAL COMO AUTOR	30
TOTAL COMO EDITOR	0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO	2009
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO	2026
ÍNDICE H	4

Navigating Barriers
Open AccessChelsey Perry, Shira Goldenberg et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2026
This study investigates the intersectional barriers to routine healthcare access experienced by marginalized Indigenous women, including sex workers and women living with HIV, in Vancouver, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on data from 142 Indigenous participants in the AESHA and SHAWNA cohorts collected between October 2020 and August 2021, the research employs bivariate and multivariable logistic regression with generalized estimati…
Prevalence and social-structural correlates of forced moves among women living with HIV in metro vancouver, Canada
Open AccessBea Lehmann, Kate Shannon et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2026
Socio-structural barriers to mental health services among women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Parisa Kabir, Kate Shannon et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2025
Women living with HIV experience high levels of mental health conditions and gendered social and systemic inequities to healthcare services access. This study therefore examined the prevalence and socio-structural factors associated with being unmet need for mental health services among women living with HIV. Data were drawn from Sexual Health & HIV/AIDS: Longitudinal Women's Needs Assessment (SHAWNA), an open longitudinal community-based study a…
Higher Sexual Relationship Power Associated With Optimal HIV Treatment and Care Outcomes Among Women Living With HIV in Heterosexual Relationships in Metro Vancouver
Open AccessHe Cao, Carol He et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2025Referências: 3
In this study among a longitudinal cohort of women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Metro Vancouver, Canada (2014-2019), we used bivariate and multivariable logistic regression with generalized estimating equations to investigate associations between low, medium, and high relationship power and two outcomes among women in heterosexual relationships: (1) being on antiretroviral therapy (ART); (2) optimal ART use. Multivariable ana…
HIV disclosure without consent linked to increased violence against women living with HIV in a Canadian setting
Daniella Barreto, K Deering et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2024
Our study examined the association between HIV disclosure without consent and verbal and/or physical violence due to HIV status among women living with HIV (WLWH). This study draws on baseline data of a sample (N = 316) from SHAWNA, a longitudinal community-based open cohort with WLWH in Metro Vancouver, Canada (2010-2019). Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was used to investigate factors associated with physical and/or verbal viole…
Stigma trajectories, disclosure, access to care, and peer-based supports among African, Caribbean, and Black im/migrant women living with HIV in Canada
Open AccessFaaria Samnani, K Deering et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024
Our findings indicate that im/migration trajectories of African, Caribbean, and Black women living with HIV are critically related to accessing HIV care and supports in Canada and compound HIV stigma and discrimination. HIV disclosure without consent complicates access to care and social/peer support, underscoring the need for privacy, confidentiality, and the importance of building trust in the context of clinical encounters. The results of this…
Stigma, Discrimination and Other Social-Structural Factors Associated with Barriers to Counselling or Therapy among Women Living with HIV Who have Experienced Violence in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Open AccessColleen Dockerty, Kate Shannon et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2024
Precarious Housing Associated with Unsuppressed Viral load, sub-optimal Access to HIV Treatment and Unmet Health care Needs, Among Women Living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Open AccessYinong Zhao, Kate Shannon et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023
They Give you a bus Ticket and They Kick you Loose”
Open AccessMargaret Erickson, K Deering et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2023Referências: 5
To explore the transition from correctional facilities to community among women living with HIV in Vancouver, Canada, we interviewed 19 recently incarcerated women and 6 service providers. Findings highlighted heightened risk of violence at release, a lack of immediate supports, challenges accessing safe housing and addictions treatment, and interruptions in HIV treatment and care. In the face of structural barriers, women blamed themselves for n…
The prevalence and social-structural correlates of housing status among women living with HIV in Vancouver, Canada
Open AccessYinong Zhao, Kate Shannon et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022
Complex social-structural inequities are associated with housing instability among WLWH. In addition to meeting basic needs for living, to facilitate access to housing among WLWH, housing options that are gender-responsive and gender-inclusive and include trauma- and violence-informed principles, low-barrier requirements, and strong connections with supportive harm reduction services are critical
Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Stigma Among Women Living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Open AccessK Deering, Carmen H Logie et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021
The cost of safe sex
Open AccessMatthew Quaife, Aurélia Lépine et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2019Citada por: 4Referências: 38
There is some evidence that female sex workers (FSWs) receive greater earnings for providing unprotected sex. In 2003, the landscape of the fight against HIV/AIDS dramatically changed in India with the introduction of Avahan, the largest HIV prevention programme implemented globally. Using a unique, cross-sectional bio-behavioural dataset from 3591 FSWs located in the four Indian states where Avahan was implemented, we estimate the economic loss …
Food Insecurity Increases HIV Risk Among Young Sex Workers in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Open AccessDaniella Barreto, Kate Shannon et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016
Global epidemiology of HIV among female sex workers
Open AccessKate Shannon, Steffanie A Strathdee et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2015
Successes and gaps in uptake of regular, voluntary HIV testing for hidden street- and off-street sex workers in Vancouver, Canada
K Deering, K N Deering et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015
Despite evidence globally of the heavy HIV burden among sex workers (SWs) as well as other poor health outcomes, including violence, SWs are often excluded from accessing voluntary, confidential and non-coercive health services, including HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. This study therefore assessed the prevalence and association with regular HIV testing among street- and off-street SWs in Vancouver, Canada. Cross-sectional baseline …
Sexual relationship power and intimate partner violence among sex workers with non-commercial intimate partners in a Canadian setting
Katherine A Muldoon, K Deering et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015
There is little information on the private lives of women engaged in sex work, particularly how power dynamics within intimate relationships may affect intimate partner violence (IPV). Using baseline data of sex workers enrolled in a longitudinal cohort, "An Evaluation of Sex Workers' Health Access" (AESHA), the present study examined the association between sexual relationship power and IPV among sex workers in non-commercial partnerships in Van…
Fertility intentions, power relations and condom use within intimate and other non-paying partnerships of women in sex work in Bagalkot District, South India
K Deering, Kathleen N Deering et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015
This study aimed to: (1) examine the relationship between interpersonal as well as social-demographic, cultural and structural factors, and condom non-use by sex workers' main intimate or other non-paying male sex partners (NPPs), as reported by a sample of sex workers (SWs); and (2) understand HIV/sexually transmitted infections (STIs) risk (e.g., numbers of sexual partners; condom use with different partners) among couples comprised of a sub-se…
Social and Structural Factors Shaping High Rates of Incarceration among Sex Workers in a Canadian Setting
Open AccessM Eugenia Socias, K Deering et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2015Citada por: 5Referências: 3
Intimate relationships of Devadasi sex workers in South India
Open AccessSatyanarayana Ramanaik, Laura H Thompson et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2014
Global literature on female sex workers suggests that being in an intimate relationship is associated with barriers to practising safe sex behaviours. Condom use within intimate relationships is often seen as a sign of infidelity and fosters mistrust which could affect longevity, trust and intimacy within partnerships. Using qualitative data from Devadasi sex workers and their intimate male partners in Bagalkot District, Karnataka, India, we exam…
Relationship between exposure to the Avahan intervention and levels of reported condom use among men who have sex with men in southern India
Open AccessKate M Mitchell, Anna M Foss et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014
Direct contact with Avahan program staff is associated with increased reported condom use among men who have sex with men in Bangalore. Reported consistent condom use and condom use at last sex act are associated with contacts involving demonstrations of correct condom use, and with receiving condoms, respectively
Piloting a ‘spatial isolation’ index
Open AccessK Deering, Kathleen N Deering et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2014
Differences Between Seven Measures of Self-Reported Numbers of Clients of Female Sex Workers in Southern India
Open AccessK Deering, Kathleen N Deering et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2012
Occupational stigma as a primary barrier to health care for street-based sex workers in Canada
Lisa Lazarus, K Deering et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2012
Individuals working in the sex industry continue to experience many negative health outcomes. As such, disentangling the factors shaping poor health access remains a critical public health priority. Within a quasi-criminalised prostitution environment, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of occupational stigma associated with sex work and its relationship to barriers to accessing health services. Analyses draw on baseline questionnaire da…
A dose-response relationship between exposure to a large-scale HIV preventive intervention and consistent condom use with different sexual partners of female sex workers in southern India
Open AccessK Deering, Kathleen N Deering et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011
Study findings suggest that exposure to a large-scale HIV intervention for FSWs was associated with increased CCU with commercial clients. Moreover, there were dose-response relationships between CCU with clients and increased duration since first contacted by staff, times contacted by staff and number of condom demonstrations. Additional program effort is required to increase condom use with non-commercial partners
Prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among clients of female sex workers in Karnataka, India
Open AccessSouradet Y Shaw, K Deering et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011
This study fills in important gaps in knowledge regarding clients in southern India. The strong association between HIV and HSV-2 infections highlights the complications in designing effective prevention, intervention and management programs of this well-hidden population

Comparing Treatment and Control Groups on Multiple Outcomes
Open AccessLisa M Lix, K Deering et al.ARTICLEEducational and Psychological…2009
This study considers the problem of testing the difference between treatment and control groups on m ≥ 2 measures when it is assumed a priori that the treatment group will perform better than the control group on all measures. Two procedures are investigated that do not rest on the assumptions of covariance homogeneity or multivariate normality: a likelihood ratio test based on a bootstrap critical value and a composite step-down procedure based …
Chronic Diseases and Risk Factors in Canada’s Northern Populations
Open AccessK Deering, Kathleen N Deering et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2009Citada por: 4Referências: 3
A dose-response relationship between exposure to a large-scale HIV preventive intervention and consistent condom use with different sexual partners of female sex workers in southern India
Open AccessK Deering, Kathleen N Deering et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011
Study findings suggest that exposure to a large-scale HIV intervention for FSWs was associated with increased CCU with commercial clients. Moreover, there were dose-response relationships between CCU with clients and increased duration since first contacted by staff, times contacted by staff and number of condom demonstrations. Additional program effort is required to increase condom use with non-commercial partners
Prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections among clients of female sex workers in Karnataka, India
Open AccessSouradet Y Shaw, K Deering et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011
This study fills in important gaps in knowledge regarding clients in southern India. The strong association between HIV and HSV-2 infections highlights the complications in designing effective prevention, intervention and management programs of this well-hidden population
Homelessness among a cohort of women in street-based sex work
Open AccessPutu Duff, K Deering et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011
These findings indicate a critical need for safer environment interventions that mitigate the social and physical risks faced by homeless FSWs and increase access to safe, secure housing for women
Condom use within non-commercial partnerships of female sex workers in southern India
Open AccessK Deering, Kathleen N Deering et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011
This study revealed important patterns and interpersonal determinants of condom use within non-commercial partnerships of FSWs. Integrated structural and community-driven HIV/STI prevention programs that focus on gender and reduce sex work stigma should be investigated to increase condom use in non-commercial partnerships
Risky health environments
Open AccessLisa Lazarus, Jill Chettiar et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2011Citada por: 25Referências: 33
Differences Between Seven Measures of Self-Reported Numbers of Clients of Female Sex Workers in Southern India
Open AccessK Deering, Kathleen N Deering et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2012
Occupational stigma as a primary barrier to health care for street-based sex workers in Canada
Lisa Lazarus, K Deering et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2012
Individuals working in the sex industry continue to experience many negative health outcomes. As such, disentangling the factors shaping poor health access remains a critical public health priority. Within a quasi-criminalised prostitution environment, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of occupational stigma associated with sex work and its relationship to barriers to accessing health services. Analyses draw on baseline questionnaire da…
Intimate relationships of Devadasi sex workers in South India
Open AccessSatyanarayana Ramanaik, Laura H Thompson et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2014
Global literature on female sex workers suggests that being in an intimate relationship is associated with barriers to practising safe sex behaviours. Condom use within intimate relationships is often seen as a sign of infidelity and fosters mistrust which could affect longevity, trust and intimacy within partnerships. Using qualitative data from Devadasi sex workers and their intimate male partners in Bagalkot District, Karnataka, India, we exam…
Relationship between exposure to the Avahan intervention and levels of reported condom use among men who have sex with men in southern India
Open AccessKate M Mitchell, Anna M Foss et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014
Direct contact with Avahan program staff is associated with increased reported condom use among men who have sex with men in Bangalore. Reported consistent condom use and condom use at last sex act are associated with contacts involving demonstrations of correct condom use, and with receiving condoms, respectively
Piloting a ‘spatial isolation’ index
Open AccessK Deering, Kathleen N Deering et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2014
Global epidemiology of HIV among female sex workers
Open AccessKate Shannon, Steffanie A Strathdee et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2015
Successes and gaps in uptake of regular, voluntary HIV testing for hidden street- and off-street sex workers in Vancouver, Canada
K Deering, K N Deering et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015
Despite evidence globally of the heavy HIV burden among sex workers (SWs) as well as other poor health outcomes, including violence, SWs are often excluded from accessing voluntary, confidential and non-coercive health services, including HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. This study therefore assessed the prevalence and association with regular HIV testing among street- and off-street SWs in Vancouver, Canada. Cross-sectional baseline …
Sexual relationship power and intimate partner violence among sex workers with non-commercial intimate partners in a Canadian setting
Katherine A Muldoon, K Deering et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015
There is little information on the private lives of women engaged in sex work, particularly how power dynamics within intimate relationships may affect intimate partner violence (IPV). Using baseline data of sex workers enrolled in a longitudinal cohort, "An Evaluation of Sex Workers' Health Access" (AESHA), the present study examined the association between sexual relationship power and IPV among sex workers in non-commercial partnerships in Van…
Fertility intentions, power relations and condom use within intimate and other non-paying partnerships of women in sex work in Bagalkot District, South India
K Deering, Kathleen N Deering et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015
This study aimed to: (1) examine the relationship between interpersonal as well as social-demographic, cultural and structural factors, and condom non-use by sex workers' main intimate or other non-paying male sex partners (NPPs), as reported by a sample of sex workers (SWs); and (2) understand HIV/sexually transmitted infections (STIs) risk (e.g., numbers of sexual partners; condom use with different partners) among couples comprised of a sub-se…
Social and Structural Factors Shaping High Rates of Incarceration among Sex Workers in a Canadian Setting
Open AccessM Eugenia Socias, K Deering et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2015Citada por: 5Referências: 3
Food Insecurity Increases HIV Risk Among Young Sex Workers in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Open AccessDaniella Barreto, Kate Shannon et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016
The cost of safe sex
Open AccessMatthew Quaife, Aurélia Lépine et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2019Citada por: 4Referências: 38
There is some evidence that female sex workers (FSWs) receive greater earnings for providing unprotected sex. In 2003, the landscape of the fight against HIV/AIDS dramatically changed in India with the introduction of Avahan, the largest HIV prevention programme implemented globally. Using a unique, cross-sectional bio-behavioural dataset from 3591 FSWs located in the four Indian states where Avahan was implemented, we estimate the economic loss …
Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Stigma Among Women Living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Open AccessK Deering, Carmen H Logie et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2021
The prevalence and social-structural correlates of housing status among women living with HIV in Vancouver, Canada
Open AccessYinong Zhao, Kate Shannon et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022
Complex social-structural inequities are associated with housing instability among WLWH. In addition to meeting basic needs for living, to facilitate access to housing among WLWH, housing options that are gender-responsive and gender-inclusive and include trauma- and violence-informed principles, low-barrier requirements, and strong connections with supportive harm reduction services are critical
Precarious Housing Associated with Unsuppressed Viral load, sub-optimal Access to HIV Treatment and Unmet Health care Needs, Among Women Living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada
Open AccessYinong Zhao, Kate Shannon et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023
They Give you a bus Ticket and They Kick you Loose”
Open AccessMargaret Erickson, K Deering et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2023Referências: 5
To explore the transition from correctional facilities to community among women living with HIV in Vancouver, Canada, we interviewed 19 recently incarcerated women and 6 service providers. Findings highlighted heightened risk of violence at release, a lack of immediate supports, challenges accessing safe housing and addictions treatment, and interruptions in HIV treatment and care. In the face of structural barriers, women blamed themselves for n…
HIV disclosure without consent linked to increased violence against women living with HIV in a Canadian setting
Daniella Barreto, K Deering et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2024
Our study examined the association between HIV disclosure without consent and verbal and/or physical violence due to HIV status among women living with HIV (WLWH). This study draws on baseline data of a sample (N = 316) from SHAWNA, a longitudinal community-based open cohort with WLWH in Metro Vancouver, Canada (2010-2019). Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was used to investigate factors associated with physical and/or verbal viole…
Stigma trajectories, disclosure, access to care, and peer-based supports among African, Caribbean, and Black im/migrant women living with HIV in Canada
Open AccessFaaria Samnani, K Deering et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024
Our findings indicate that im/migration trajectories of African, Caribbean, and Black women living with HIV are critically related to accessing HIV care and supports in Canada and compound HIV stigma and discrimination. HIV disclosure without consent complicates access to care and social/peer support, underscoring the need for privacy, confidentiality, and the importance of building trust in the context of clinical encounters. The results of this…