Barriers to and facilitators of accessing HIV services for street-involved youth in Canada and Kenya
Abstract Introduction UNICEF estimates that there are as many as 100 million street-involved youth (SIY) globally. Marginalized conditions put SIY at higher risk of HIV and adverse outcomes once HIV-positive. The objective of this analysis was to describe barriers and facilitators of accessing HIV p...
Main Authors: | Momina Khan, Katie MacEntee, Reuben Kiptui, Amy Van Berkum, Abe Oudshoorn, David O Ayuku, Edith Apondi, Edward Ou Jin Lee, Alex Abramovich, Sue-Ann MacDonald, Paula Braitstein |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-10-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14290-7 |
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