Enrique Villacis-Alvarez

Datos Biográficos

ID9997489
NOMBREEnrique Villacis-Alvarez
NOMBRESEnrique
APELLIDOVillacis-Alvarez
FIRMAVILLACIS-ALVAREZ E
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Manitoba
ORCID0000-0003-0033-9410
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS3
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR3
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Trauma, empowerment, and resilience

    Open AccessAdi Keynan, Enrique Villacis-Alvarez et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Introduction: Canada has endorsed the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) target to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. However, Canada has reported increases in HIV diagnoses for five consecutive years since 2019, with Manitoba's provincial rates three times the national average. This study examines mental health factors that may impact engagement in care among people living with HIV in Manitoba. Methods: For this qualitative study, 32…

  • Service providers’ perspectives on facilitators and recommendations for improving HIV care in Manitoba, Canada

    Open AccessKatharina Maier, Margaret Haworth-Brockman et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background: We aimed to identify facilitators and recommendations for improving HIV care in Manitoba, Canada from service providers' perspectives. Methods: This study is a component of a participatory action research study examining the interrelatedness of houselessness, substance use and other factors on HIV care. We conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 27 HIV service providers in Manitoba (Canada). Interviews were transcribed, co…

  • Barriers and recommendations for harm reduction services among people living with HIV in Manitoba, Canada

    Open AccessEnrique Villacis-Alvarez, Katharina Maier et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Introduction: In 2022, the province of Manitoba, Canada, recorded its highest increases in substance-related deaths and new HIV diagnoses. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated access barriers to harm reduction services across the country. Given the intertwined relationship between HIV and injection substance use, we sought to better understand People Living with HIV's (PLHIV) access barriers to harm reduction services, and recommendations for improv…