Introduction
The Epistemology of Epidemiology: Understanding the Knowledge and Limits of Public Health Research and Education
Epidemiology as informing social science research
Behaviour: limited as a basis for knowledge and education
Evidence-based medicine and HIV education
The cultural construction of epidemiological categories
Epidemiology and gender: Where are the women in public health?
Epidemiology and the erasure of bisexuality
Race and public health: Cultural stereotypes and epidemiological research
Conclusion
Institutional Ethnography: Understanding the links between research, policy and education on HIV/AIDS
Institutional ethnography
Institutional ethnography and research methods: how to collect data
A critical literature review
"Leading Together": HIV/AIDS policy in Canada and how it informs education
"Step up prevention efforts"
Funding HIV/AIDS research in Canada
"More information about the prevalence of bisexuality within the studied population"
Whose community?
Specific Populations: The exclusion of bisexuality in federal AIDS funding
Conclusion
Methods and Methodology: Designing an HIV Prevention Research Project Relevant to People who have Sexual Relations with both Men and Women
Interviews
Interview guide
Recruitment
Statistical overview of study respondents
Community-based research and action research
Conclusion
"The message is ugly, you know?" Limits of HIV Education in QuEbec
Information
Current HIV campaigns: Shooting ourselves in the foot ?
- "The message is ugly, you know?":
Beyond fear-based HIV campaigns
- Lack of information concerning both male and female partners in existing campaigns
- Using plain language to get a message across
- Diversity of people in educational campaigns: age, culture, multiple sexual partners, beauty
- The need for practical information
Suggested formats for HIV education
Conclusion
"Cherchez la femme": The exclusion of women in HIV education and services
Cherchez la femme
Content desired for inclusion in educational campaigns
Conclusion
"And that's a big gap, I think": Linking HIV/STD education and services
Linking education and services
Access to health care services for bisexual men and women
Swingers: access to condoms
"Et les filles?" The lack of sexual health information for bisexual women
Suggestions for linking education and services
Conclusion
Connecting knowledge and action: Development and distribution of HIV and STD prevention materials
Actions during the research process
Development of educational posters
Conclusion
Conclusion
References
