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- Project title:
- Our Health: A Community-Based Participatory Study of Sexual and Reproductive Health of Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA+ People Across Canada
- Principal investigator(s):
- Lachowsky, Nathan J; Geoffroy, Marie; Khan, Maryam; Kwag, Michael; Savage, Robert M
- Co-investigator(s):
- Brennan, David; Dame, Jessy M; Dhebar, Meera; DuCoeur, Lea; Ferlatte, Olivier; Kia, Hannah; Klassen, Benjamin J; Monchalin, Renee J; Numer, Matthew S; Pruder, Harlie J; Purdie, Aaron T; Ramnarine, Jordan K; Rutherford, Leo; Souleymanov, Roustam
- Supervisors:
- N/A
- Institution paid:
- University of Victoria (British Columbia)
- Research institution:
- University of Victoria (British Columbia)
- Department:
- School of Public Health
- Program:
- Project Grant
- Competition (year/month):
- 202309
- Assigned peer review committee:
- Gender, Sex & Health
- Primary institute:
- Population and Public Health
- Primary theme:
- Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
- Term (yrs/mths):
- 4 yrs 0 mth
- CIHR contribution:
- Contributors:
- Amount:
- $2,610,366
- Equipment:
- $0
- External funding partner(s):
- Partner Name:
- N/A
- Amount:
- N/A
- Equipment:
- N/A
- External applicant partner(s):
- Partner Name:
- N/A
- Amount:
- N/A
- Equipment:
- N/A
- External in-kind partner(s):
- Partner Name:
- N/A
- Amount:
- N/A
- Equipment:
- N/A
- Keywords:
- 2s/Lgbtqqia+; Community-Based Research; Sexual And Reproductive Health
- Abstract/Summary:
- Indigenous Two-Spirit and all Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questionning, Intersex, Asexual and other sexual and gender minoritized people (2S/LGBTQQIA+) have been overlooked in mainstream sexual and reproductive health research. Systemic oppression exacerbates sexual and reproductive health inequities for 2S/LGBTQQIA+ community members who are Indigenous, Black, or People of Colour; Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary and intersex; disabled; and socioeconomically marginalized. Furthermore, access to sexual and reproductive health care shifted dramatically during COVID-19 and many 2S/LGBTQQIA+ people had less access to sexual and reproductive health care services. Current public health surveillance does not provide knowledge of these issues for 2S/LGBTQQIA+ communities, while existing community-led research on this topic has been local/regional. Our overall goal is to address public health surveillance evidence gaps related to sexual and reproductive health for 2S/LGBTQQIA+ people. We have three research aims: 1) estimate the prevalence of sexual and reproductive health drivers and indicators among 2S/LGBTQQIA+ people across Canada, 2) determine inequities in sexual and reproductive health within 2S/LGBTQQIA+ communities using sex-and-gender-based analysis, and 3) evaluate the impact of our participatory epidemiology methodology within the project. Our project is grounded in principles of community-based research. We will implement a new Canada-wide Our Health survey focused on sexual and reproductive health. We will leverage the Community-Based Research Centre's Investigaytors health leadership program. Our knowledge translation advances open access through dynamic data visualizations and a 2S/LGBTQQIA+ community event. Our study fills knowledge gaps related to limited surveillance information on sexual and reproductive health among 2S/LGBTQQIA+ communities in Canada, and builds research and health leadership capacity amongst these marginalized communities.
- Version:
- 20250311.1