Plain language summary - Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections in Indigenous communities: Sexual health promotion and STBBI prevention and care
December 2024
Indigenous Peoples in Canada are at increased risk of contracting certain sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) due to an intersection of multiple factors that influence perceptions of STBBI risk, health-seeking behaviours, and treatment and management of disease. This plain language summary outlines approaches to sexual health promotion and STBBI prevention and care in Indigenous communities. It is one in a series of three plain language summaries derived from the background report, Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections in Indigenous populations, which provides a comprehensive review of the literature on STBBIs among First Nations peoples, Inuit, and Métis peoples. The background paper is intended to complement a larger collaborative project, completed by the National Collaborating Centres for Indigenous Health (NCCIH) and Infectious Diseases (NCCID). This project investigated how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the availability and accessibility of STBBI and related health services for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis teens and adults who sought or wanted to find STBBI services during the pandemic.
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