Ken Kasper

Dados Biográficos

ID8932054
NOMEKen Kasper
PRENOMESKen
SOBRENOMEKasper
ASSINATURAKASPER K
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Manitoba
VERIFICADONão
TOTAL DE OBRAS5
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR5
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2015
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
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…

  • Prior history of testing for syphilis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C among a population-based cohort of HIV-positive individuals and their HIV-negative controls

    Souradet Y Shaw, Laurie Ireland et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2017

    Understanding patterns of serological testing for hepatitis B & C, and syphilis among HIV-positive individuals, prior to HIV diagnosis, can inform HIV diagnosis, engagement and prevention strategies. This was a population-based, retrospective analysis of prior serological testing among HIV-positive individuals in Manitoba, Canada. HIV cases were age-, sex- and region-matched to HIV-negative controls at a 1:5 ratio. Conditional logistic regression…

  • Substance use and its impact on care outcomes among HIV-infected individuals in Manitoba

    Adam Erickson, Adam G Erickson et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015

    The high prevalence of substance use among HIV-infected individuals creates numerous challenges to patient care. This study was undertaken in order to understand the impact of substance use on care outcomes for HIV-infected individuals in Manitoba. Clinical records of 564 HIV-infected individuals in care at Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba were reviewed. Clinical data were extracted from patient charts for substance users (illicit sub…