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ReviewCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2024

Criminal Code reform of HIV non-disclosure is urgently needed: Social science perspectives on the harms of HIV criminalization in Canada.

Colin Hastings, Martin French, Alexander McClelland, Eric Mykhalovskiy, Barry Adam, Laura Bisaillon, Katarina Bogosavljevic, Marilou Gagnon, Saara Greene, Adrian Guta and 11 more

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Review in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Action needed to address molecular HIV surveillance ethical concerns.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025
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  6. It's time to end HIV criminalization.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Colin HastingsDepartment of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON, Canada. c2hastings@uwaterloo.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-9166-0543
Martin FrenchDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Alexander McClellandInstitute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Eric MykhalovskiyDepartment of Sociology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Barry AdamDepartment of Sociology, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada.
Laura BisaillonDepartment of Health and Society, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Katarina BogosavljevicDepartment of Criminology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Marilou GagnonSchool of Nursing, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Saara GreeneSchool of Social Work, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Adrian GutaSchool of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada.
Suzanne HindmarchDepartment of Political Science, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada.
Angela KaidaFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Jennifer KiltyDepartment of Criminology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Notisha MassaquoiDepartment of Health and Society, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Viviane NamasteSimone de Beauvoir Institute & Women's Studies, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Patrick O'ByrneSchool of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Michael OrsiniInstitute of Feminist and Gender Studies and the School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Sophie PattersonFaculty of Health & Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, England.
Chris SandersDepartment of Sociology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.
Alison SymingtonHIV Justice Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ciann WilsonDepartment of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The criminalization of HIV non-disclosure represents a significant issue of concern among people living with HIV, those working across the HIV sector, public health practitioners, and health and human rights advocates around the world. Recently, the government of Canada began a review of the criminal law regarding HIV non-disclosure and invited feedback from the public about potential reforms to the Criminal Code. In light of this public consultation, this commentary examines social science research from Canadian scholars that documents the intersecting damaging effects of HIV criminalization. Canadian social scientists and other researchers have shown that HIV criminalization is applied in uneven and discriminatory ways, impedes HIV prevention efforts, perpetuates HIV stigma, and has a damaging impact on the daily lives of people living with HIV. We argue that there is an urgent need for reforms that will significantly restrict how the criminal law is applied to HIV non-disclosure.

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CriminalsHIV InfectionsCanadaCriminal LawHumansPublic HealthHIV criminalizationHIV preventionLaw reformRace and racismStigma

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PMID38087186
PMCPMC10868573

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