Ted Myers
Biographic Data
| ID | 248141 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ted Myers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ted |
| FAMILY NAME | Myers |
| SIGNATURE | MYERS T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2654-7648 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 43 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 92 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 43 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Reliability and Validity Evidence for an Adapted Affect Knowledge Test for Preschool Children Using Rasch Theory
Research Findings: Emotion knowledge is one facet of social and emotional learning (SEL) that emerges in early childhood. Various interventions and measures target preschoolers’ emotional skills to bolster these foundational competencies prior to formal schooling. One measure of emotion knowledge specifically with preschool children is the Affect Knowledge Test (AKT). Despite decades of use and adaptations for different modalities and populations…
Competency model development
Coming out of the closet about sexual assault
A national recruitment strategy for HIV-serodiscordant partners living in Canada for the Positive Plus One study
Our findings provide important new information on and support the use of a multi-pronged approach to recruit HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals involved in HIV-serodiscordant relationships in Canada. More creative strategies are needed to help index partners recruit their partner in relationships with lower satisfaction and shorter duration and further minimize the risk of "happy couple" bias
The Gender Nonconformity Teasing Scale for gay and bisexual men
Number of Psychosocial Strengths Predicts Reduced HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors Above and Beyond Syndemic Problems Among Gay and Bisexual Men
Childhood Maltreatment, Bullying Victimization, and Psychological Distress Among Gay and Bisexual Men
Sexual minority men report higher psychological distress than heterosexual men, including depression and anxiety. Research suggests that these health disparities may be due to the heightened stressors that gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals experience. Some of these stressors occur early on in life, such as childhood abuse and bullying, and may include stressors that are topically related to sexual minority status, such as anti-gay bullying a…
Perceived HIV risk, actual sexual HIV risk and willingness to take pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Toronto, Canada
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces HIV acquisition. Our goal was to determine the willingness of men who have sex with men (MSM) to take PrEP given perceived and actual HIV risk. HIV-negative MSM were recruited from September 2010 to June 2012 and asked about PrEP willingness and perceived HIV risk. Actual sexual HIV risk was measured by three condom-use components generated through principal components analysis. General HIV risk was measure…
Actual sexual risk and perceived risk of HIV acquisition among HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Toronto, Canada
Perceived HIV risk increased significantly as condom use with an HIV-positive regular partner decreased. However, perceived HIV risk was not associated with condom use with casual partners or HIV unknown status regular partners, even though these behaviours could be considered risky. The relationship between perceived and actual risk in HIV studies is complex and has implications on how health care workers address the issue of risky sexual behavi…
Impact evaluation of a community-based intervention to reduce risky sexual behaviour among female sex workers in Shanghai, China
Following a preventive intervention among Shanghai FSWs, our findings demonstrate that a simple, community-based educational intervention improved overall condom use, HIV and STI knowledge, and attitudes in relation to HIV/AIDS. The intervention should be implemented widely after tailoring educational materials regarding condom negotiation with different partner types (i.e., commercial sex clients and primary partners)
Retrospective Reports of Developmental Stressors, Syndemics, and Their Association with Sexual Risk Outcomes Among Gay Men
Gay and bisexual men (GBM) continue to have a disproportionately higher HIV incidence than any other group in Canada and the United States. This study examined how multiple co-occurring psychosocial problems, also known as a syndemic, contribute to high-risk sexual behavior among GBM. It also examined the impact of early life adversity on high-risk sexual behavior as mediated by syndemic severity. A sample of 239 GBM completed self-report questio…
Governing through community-based research
The "general public" and specific "communities" are increasingly being integrated into scientific decision-making. This shift emphasizes "scientific citizenship" and collaboration between interdisciplinary scientists, lay people, and multi-sector stakeholders (universities, healthcare, and government). The objective of this paper is to problematize these developments through a theoretically informed reading of empirical data that describes the co…
The Impact of Stressful Life Events on Unprotected Anal Intercourse Among Gay and Bisexual Men
HIV testing experiences of Aboriginal youth in Canada
The objective of this study was to explore HIV testing experiences and service views of Canadian Aboriginal youth in order to provide information for HIV testing services. An exploratory, mixed-method, community-based research design was used for this study. Findings reported here are from 210 survey participants who had experienced an HIV test. Youth were recruited through 11 Aboriginal organizations across Canada, including AIDS service organiz…
Expanding the lens of HIV services provision in Canada
Those living with HIV may experience a range of disabilities, including body impairments, activity limitations, and social participation restrictions. The aim of this study was to examine HIV services provision in Canada by exploring practices, referrals, and service delivery challenges from the perspective of HIV health professionals (including nurses, physicians, social workers, pharmacists, psychologists, and dieticians), and to explore differ…
Delayed application of condoms with safer and unsafe sex
While condom use remains one of the most effective measures to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV, decreasing attention appears to be given to its importance and techniques of effective use relative to potential biomedical technologies. This paper focuses on delayed condom application (DCA), one practice which has been implicated in HIV transmission among gay and bisexual men. It examines the prevalence of the practice within a gay community …
Accounts of HIV Seroconversion Among Substance-Using Gay and Bisexual Men
Statistical associations between substance use and seroconversion among gay and bisexual men abound. However, these associations often ignore men's own interpretations of their seroconversion. Using in-depth interviews with gay and bisexual men who reported using drugs or alcohol at the time of their seroconversion, we identify how these men explain the events that led to HIV transmission. Whereas a small minority of respondents reported substanc…
Experiences of and responses to HIV among African and Caribbean communities in Toronto, Canada
African and Caribbean communities in Canada and other developed countries are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. This qualitative study of African and Caribbean communities in Toronto sought to understand HIV-related stigma, discrimination, denial and fear, and the effects of multiple intersecting factors that influence responses to the disease, prevention practices and access to treatment and support services. Semi-structured interviews we…
A qualitative study on the initiation into injection drug use
Previous literature has identified several factors associated with the initiation of injection drug use; we add to this literature by focussing on the biological, psychosocial, socio-cultural and socio-structural processes that play a role in injection initiation. We identified three necessary processes. Firstly, one must already have developed a conception of drugs as creating desired effects. Secondly, initiation is born out of a social context…
A Discursive Approach to Disinhibition Theory
HIV research and prevention commonly cite disinhibition theory as an explanation for HIV infection among gay men. Analyzing qualitative interview data in which men talk about recreational substance use and their safer sex practices, we interrogate the concept of disinhibition theory from a discursive perspective. From this perspective, we treat talk not as a route or resource to something presumed to lie beyond the talk, but as a form of action d…
Impact on HIV test providers of giving a positive test result
The provision of a positive HIV antibody test result and the direction and support given to the test recipient are critical components of care and prevention. There has been little research that describes what happens in such interactions between recipient and provider. The impact on the test provider of delivering the HIV test result is an important issue to consider. The discomfort experienced by some health providers in giving a positive test …
Challenges for the sexual health and social acceptance of men who have sex with men in Nigeria
Little research exists regarding men who have sex with men and sexual risk in Nigeria. Prior to the implementation of a targeted HIV/STI prevalence study, structured focus groups incorporating anonymous questionnaires were conducted with members of this population in secure locations in Nigeria. A purposive sample of men was recruited by word-of-mouth. Five focus groups were conducted with a total of 58 men. Mean age was 27 years (range 16-58); 6…
Improving health and social care relationships for harm reduction
The Making of Four Decades of Folk Rock
The idea really came about in the late '90s when I was at Rhino, producing Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom (1950–1970), a three‐CD box set chronicling the folk revival of the
Peer networking for the reduction of drug-related harm
Bisexuality and HIV Risk
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in the Annual Review of Sex Research, available online: http://tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10532528.1997.10559920
Governing through community-based research
The "general public" and specific "communities" are increasingly being integrated into scientific decision-making. This shift emphasizes "scientific citizenship" and collaboration between interdisciplinary scientists, lay people, and multi-sector stakeholders (universities, healthcare, and government). The objective of this paper is to problematize these developments through a theoretically informed reading of empirical data that describes the co…
Factors Underlying Anxiety in HIV Testing
Client anxiety is often associated with diagnostic testing. In this study, the authors used a grounded theory approach to examine the situational and social factors underlying anxiety associated with HIV testing, analyzing transcripts from semistructured interviews with 39 HIV test recipients in Ontario, Canada (selected based on HIV serostatus, risk experience, geographic region, gender, and number of HIV tests), then integrating emergent themes…
Pushing the boundaries of outreach work
Childhood Maltreatment, Bullying Victimization, and Psychological Distress Among Gay and Bisexual Men
Sexual minority men report higher psychological distress than heterosexual men, including depression and anxiety. Research suggests that these health disparities may be due to the heightened stressors that gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals experience. Some of these stressors occur early on in life, such as childhood abuse and bullying, and may include stressors that are topically related to sexual minority status, such as anti-gay bullying a…
A Discursive Approach to Disinhibition Theory
HIV research and prevention commonly cite disinhibition theory as an explanation for HIV infection among gay men. Analyzing qualitative interview data in which men talk about recreational substance use and their safer sex practices, we interrogate the concept of disinhibition theory from a discursive perspective. From this perspective, we treat talk not as a route or resource to something presumed to lie beyond the talk, but as a form of action d…
Retrospective Reports of Developmental Stressors, Syndemics, and Their Association with Sexual Risk Outcomes Among Gay Men
Gay and bisexual men (GBM) continue to have a disproportionately higher HIV incidence than any other group in Canada and the United States. This study examined how multiple co-occurring psychosocial problems, also known as a syndemic, contribute to high-risk sexual behavior among GBM. It also examined the impact of early life adversity on high-risk sexual behavior as mediated by syndemic severity. A sample of 239 GBM completed self-report questio…
Coming out of the closet about sexual assault
Factors affecting gay and bisexual men's decisions and intentions to seek HIV testing
OBJECTIVES. This paper describes the relationships of sociodemographic, attitudinal, and behavioral variables to (1) decision to be tested, (2) expressed intention to be tested, and (3) reasons for not being tested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody. METHODS. A sample of 1295 men completed an anonymous questionnaire in gay-identified venues. Factor analysis was used to group reasons for not being tested and logistic and multiple …
Self-perceived Health Among Canadian Opiate Users
Regional Variation in HIV Prevalence and Risk Behaviours in Ontario Injection Drug Users (IDU)
Accounts of HIV Seroconversion Among Substance-Using Gay and Bisexual Men
Statistical associations between substance use and seroconversion among gay and bisexual men abound. However, these associations often ignore men's own interpretations of their seroconversion. Using in-depth interviews with gay and bisexual men who reported using drugs or alcohol at the time of their seroconversion, we identify how these men explain the events that led to HIV transmission. Whereas a small minority of respondents reported substanc…
Needle Exchange Programs
Planning for Community-based Evaluation
We present a planning guide that can be used to improve community-based evaluation. The planning guide consists of a set of questions that need to be discussed with all stakeholders. It covers issues relating to the nature and purpose of a community-based evaluation project, research methods and approaches, participation and decision-making, conflict and conflict resolution, and dissemination and use of results. The planning guide was developed t…
Sexual Partnering and Risk of HIV/STD Among Aboriginals
Factors affecting gay and bisexual men's decisions and intentions to seek HIV testing
OBJECTIVES. This paper describes the relationships of sociodemographic, attitudinal, and behavioral variables to (1) decision to be tested, (2) expressed intention to be tested, and (3) reasons for not being tested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody. METHODS. A sample of 1295 men completed an anonymous questionnaire in gay-identified venues. Factor analysis was used to group reasons for not being tested and logistic and multiple …
Sexual risk and HIV-testing behaviour by gay and bisexual men in Canada
Behavioural epidemiology is an important aspect of HIV research, particularly among marginalized populations where measurement of rates of infection have not been conducted. This Canadian study provides a country-wide analysis of the characteristics and behaviours of gay and bisexual men, and examines the influence of geographic, socio-demographic and lifestyle influences on sexual behaviour and test-seeking. A purposive sample of 4,803 men was r…
Bisexuality and HIV Risk
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in the Annual Review of Sex Research, available online: http://tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10532528.1997.10559920
Community pharmacist perspectives on HIV/Aids and interventions for injection drug users in Canada
In several countries, community pharmacies play a major role in the provision of HIV prevention services to injection drug users (IDUs). In this study, results from a national Canadian Survey of Community Pharmacies and HIV/AIDS Prevention are used to describe pharmacists' perspectives on HIV/AIDS and services to IDUs, and explore the relationship between personal and organizational characteristics and the level of support for HIV/AIDS prevention…
Differences in sexual behaviour and condom use among cocaine and opioid injectors in Santos, Toronto and London
Culture and sexual practices in response to HIV among Aboriginal people living on-reserve in Ontario
This study explores some of the unique aspects of Aboriginal culture that characterize responses to HIV/AIDS in Canada, specifically high-risk sexual behaviour. Six hundred and fifty eight status Indians were randomly selected from eleven Aboriginal reserves to participate in an AIDS-related health survey. Interview techniques were developed to respond to cultural and community sensitivities. Responses from a subset of 566 individuals who answere…
Sexual Partnering and Risk of HIV/STD Among Aboriginals
Planning for Community-based Evaluation
We present a planning guide that can be used to improve community-based evaluation. The planning guide consists of a set of questions that need to be discussed with all stakeholders. It covers issues relating to the nature and purpose of a community-based evaluation project, research methods and approaches, participation and decision-making, conflict and conflict resolution, and dissemination and use of results. The planning guide was developed t…
Needle Exchange Programs
Regional Variation in HIV Prevalence and Risk Behaviours in Ontario Injection Drug Users (IDU)
Factors Underlying Anxiety in HIV Testing
Client anxiety is often associated with diagnostic testing. In this study, the authors used a grounded theory approach to examine the situational and social factors underlying anxiety associated with HIV testing, analyzing transcripts from semistructured interviews with 39 HIV test recipients in Ontario, Canada (selected based on HIV serostatus, risk experience, geographic region, gender, and number of HIV tests), then integrating emergent themes…
How Drug using men who have sex with men account for substance use during Sexual Behaviours
Much HIV prevention research ignores the underlying reasons why drug-using men who have sex with men (DU-MSM) use substances during sex. The present study explores DU-MSM descriptions of the relationships among substance use, sex, and risky sex practices. Twenty-seven in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with sexually active DU-MSM. The research findings illustrate six roles of substances within the sexual lives of DU-MSM: Enhancing the…
Finding a place for needle exchange programs
Using the concepts of stigma, NIMBY and place, this paper examines the difficulties of finding a place for needle exchange programs (NEPs). Data were drawn from semi-structured interviews with NEP staff (Ontario, Canada) that focused on operational policies and routines. An iterative, inductive analytic process was used. NEPs, their staff and clients are not always welcome additions to organizations or communities because of concerns about the ‘d…
Gay and bisexual men's experiences of bathhouse culture and sex
The aim of this study was to describe gay and bisexual men's experiences of bathhouses and their perceptions of HIV risk associated with sex in this context. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of gay and bisexual men-14 HIV-positive and 9 HIV-negative-who reported ever frequenting a bathhouse. The sample was selected from the Polaris HIV Seroconversion Study, a longitudinal open cohort study of documen…
Self-perceived Health Among Canadian Opiate Users
Pushing the boundaries of outreach work
Psychosocial Impact of Repeat HIV-Negative Testing
Syringe Acquisition, Peer Exchange and HIV Risk
To explore syringe access patterns and implications for HIV prevention programming, data from qualitative interviews (n=120) with injection drug users (IDU) and an evaluation of a satellite syringe-exchange program (SEP) were used. Three patterns were identified: IDUs who stockpile supplies to meet their own needs and to provide secondary distribution to friends and drug-using associates; IDUs who keep a several-days supply of syringes available,…
Peer networking for the reduction of drug-related harm
Impact on HIV test providers of giving a positive test result
The provision of a positive HIV antibody test result and the direction and support given to the test recipient are critical components of care and prevention. There has been little research that describes what happens in such interactions between recipient and provider. The impact on the test provider of delivering the HIV test result is an important issue to consider. The discomfort experienced by some health providers in giving a positive test …
Challenges for the sexual health and social acceptance of men who have sex with men in Nigeria
Little research exists regarding men who have sex with men and sexual risk in Nigeria. Prior to the implementation of a targeted HIV/STI prevalence study, structured focus groups incorporating anonymous questionnaires were conducted with members of this population in secure locations in Nigeria. A purposive sample of men was recruited by word-of-mouth. Five focus groups were conducted with a total of 58 men. Mean age was 27 years (range 16-58); 6…
Improving health and social care relationships for harm reduction
The Making of Four Decades of Folk Rock
The idea really came about in the late '90s when I was at Rhino, producing Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom (1950–1970), a three‐CD box set chronicling the folk revival of the
Experiences of and responses to HIV among African and Caribbean communities in Toronto, Canada
African and Caribbean communities in Canada and other developed countries are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. This qualitative study of African and Caribbean communities in Toronto sought to understand HIV-related stigma, discrimination, denial and fear, and the effects of multiple intersecting factors that influence responses to the disease, prevention practices and access to treatment and support services. Semi-structured interviews we…
A qualitative study on the initiation into injection drug use
Previous literature has identified several factors associated with the initiation of injection drug use; we add to this literature by focussing on the biological, psychosocial, socio-cultural and socio-structural processes that play a role in injection initiation. We identified three necessary processes. Firstly, one must already have developed a conception of drugs as creating desired effects. Secondly, initiation is born out of a social context…
Medicine (34 works) · Psychology (30 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (25 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (25 works) · Family medicine (23 works) · Sociology (16 works) · Psychiatry (15 works) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (14 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (13 works)