K Chan

Datos Biográficos

ID6346282
NOMBREK Chan
NOMBRESK
APELLIDOChan
FIRMACHAN K
AFILIACIONESSt. Paul's Hospital
ORCID0009-0003-1295-2076
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS13
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR13
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1998
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • Beyond digital privacy

    Open AccessWeiwei Zhang, Jianing Yin et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2024

  • Accelerating prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

    Ada W C Lin, Ada Lin et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2014

    Hong Kong has a low prevalence of HIV infection at less than 0.01%. Universal Antenatal HIV Testing Programme (UATP) was launched in all public antenatal units in September 2001. In 2008, voluntary rapid HIV testing was introduced in all public labour units to fill up the gap for pregnant women without HIV testing during the antenatal period. This study evaluated the performance of UATP and rapid HIV testing with indicators. From September 2001 t…

  • Suboptimal use of HIV drug resistance testing in a universal health-care setting

    Oghenowede Eyawo, Kimberly A Fernandes et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2011

    HIV drug resistance testing is recommended as routine part of clinical practice in HIV/AIDS treatment and care. Our objective is to assess the determinants of accessing HIV drug resistance testing and examine the factors associated with resistance testing prior to or after starting highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in a setting where access to HIV care is free and universal. The Longitudinal Investigation into Supportive and Ancillary …

  • HIV and ethnicity in Canada

    Clemon George, Michel Alary et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2007

    There is a dearth of information on the HIV risk-taking behaviour of foreign-born men who have sex with men (MSM) in Canada. This study focused on identifying sexual risk behaviour among MSM who immigrated to Canada and compared them to MSM who were born in Canada. Baseline data from the Omega Cohort in Montreal and the Vanguard Project in Vancouver were combined to form four ethnicity/race analytical categories (n = 1,148): White born in Canada …

  • Inadequacies in antiretroviral therapy use among Aboriginal and other Canadian populations

    Cari L Miller, Patricia M Spittal et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2006

    We undertook this study to provide a profile of Aboriginal people initiating antiretroviral therapy and their response to treatment. Aboriginal peoples were identified through self-report. Baseline socio-demographics and risk factors were compared between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal participants as were baseline factors associated with two consecutive plasma viral load measures below 500 copies/ml using contingency table analysis. Multivariate …

  • Quality of life, depression and fatigue among persons co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C

    Paula Braitstein, V Montessori et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2005

    The objective of the study was to describe the additional burden generated by hepatitis C (HCV) infection among HIV-infected individuals as measured by self-reported quality of life, depression and fatigue. The provincial HIV/AIDS Drug Treatment Program (DTP) distributes all antiretroviral medication in the province of British Columbia. Eligibility for accessing antiretrovirals is based on published guidelines commensurate with the International …

  • Reducing discriminatory attitudes toward people living with HIV/Aids (PLWHA) in Hong Kong

    Joseph T F Lau, H Y Tsui et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2005

    The present paper describes the development and evaluation of an intervention programme aiming to reduce adolescents' discriminatory attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The intervention programme integrates components of 'virtual interaction' with PLWHA (watching a documentary), knowledge enhancement and a simple cognitive exercise. To evaluate its effectiveness, the programme was implemented to about 600 form 3-4 (grade 9-10) s…

  • Use of antiretroviral therapy among HIV positive individuals living in British Columbia

    Melanie Rusch, Stephanie Nixon et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2004

    The objective of this study was to examine the level of antiretroviral use and characterize individuals accessing antiretroviral therapy in British Columbia. The study was conducted by the British Columbia Persons with AIDS Society and the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. Self-administered questionnaires were mailed out to HIV-positive members from May to September of 2002. Comparisons of sociodemographic characteristics and di…

  • A demographic and health profile of gay and bisexual men in a large Canadian urban setting

    Sophie Low-Beer, Kim Bartholomew et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2002

    The purpose of this study was to provide both a population estimate and a socio-economic and health profile of gay and bisexual men living with HIV/AIDS in a large Canadian urban centre. A random telephone survey was used to determine the number of men in the study area over the age of 20 identifying as gay or bisexual and to characterize their health and socio-economic status. Out of a total of 1,176 completed interviews, 300 males described the…

  • Neuropharmacological actions of Portulaca oleraceae L v. sativa (Hawk)

    Open AccessR Radhakrishnan, M N M Zakaria et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2001

  • Anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of Caralluma arabica

    Open AccessM N M Zakaria, Md Zakaria et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ethnopharmacology2001

  • Health related quality of life among persons with HIV after the use of protease inhibitors

    Open AccessSophie Low-Beer, K Chan et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2000

  • Discriminant validity of the Medical Outcomes Study cognitive function scale in HIV disease patients

    Open AccessDennis A Revicki, Kun-Sun Chan et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research1998