HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit

HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit

The HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit (HIV Studies Unit) was established in 1994 under the University of Toronto’s Academic Priorities Program, with joint funding from the AIDS Bureau, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care and the Faculty of Medicine. The HIV Studies Unit was established as an extra-departmental unit in the Faculty of Medicine sponsored by the Department of Public Health Sciences (now the Dalla Lana School of Public Health) and the Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (now the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation). Within the University and in Canada, the Unit provides a unique focus on community and public health issues, bringing together social and behavioural scientists and epidemiologists.

RESOURCES

Ontario Men’s Survey

Publication date: 2004
The Ontario Men’s Survey was undertaken through the HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit (HIV Studies Unit) of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto by a research team composed of university and community investigators working with a...

Male Call Canada

Publication date: 2013
Male Call Canada was a national 1-800 telephone study that surveyed gay, bisexual and other MSM. Male Call Canada was undertaken by university and community-based researchers with a National Advisory Group. The team included representation from Access AIDS Network,...

M is for Mutual A is for Acts: Male Sex Work and AIDS in Canada

Publication date: 1999
This is a 20th century review of male sex work in Canada, with an emphasis on HIV and AIDS. It gathers and summarizes past and present writings on male sex work in Canada. The objective was to make a resource document available to focus health discussions about male...