BMJ Open
Volume 9, Issue 1, 2019

Barriers to HIV care among Francophone African, Caribbean and Black immigrant people living with HIV in Canada: A protocol for a scoping systematic review (Review) (Open Access)

Djiadeu P.* , Nguemo J. , Mukandoli C. , Odhiambo A.J. , Lightfoot D. , Mbuagbaw L. , Nelson L.E.
  • a Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States
  • b Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • c Toronto People with AIDS Foundation, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • d Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • e Health Sciences Library, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • f Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, Biostatistics Unit, Father Sean o'Sullivan Research Centre, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada, Centre for Development of Best Practices in Health (CDBPH), Yaoundé Central Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Cameroon
  • g Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, Yale School of Nursing, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States, School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States

Abstract

Introduction Language is a social determinant of health. Addressing social determinants of health is paramount to successful progression along the HIV-care continuum. Canada is a bilingual country with French and English as official languages. There are few studies to date that have focused on the impact of being a French-speaking linguistic minority on the HIV-care continuum. The primary objective of this scoping, systematic review of literature is to evaluate existing gaps in access to HIV- care among French-speaking people living with HIV in Canada. Our primary outcome is healthcare services availability and access for French- speaking people living with HIV. Methods and analyses Our scoping, systematic review will draw on a systematic search of published literature, both quantitative and qualitative studies published on French-speaking individuals' healthcare and HIV status in Canada, with particular emphasis on the province of Ontario. We will conduct our search in MEDLINE, the Excerpta Medica Database, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, EBSCO and Google Scholar for work published between 1990 and 2018. Identified articles will be screened in duplicate and full-text articles of relevant studies will be retrieved. Data will also be extracted by two researchers working independently. Any discrepancies that arise will be resolved by consensus or by consulting a third author. Our findings will be reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Ethics and dissemination Our proposed research will not be conducted with human participants. We will only use secondary published data and therefore ethics approval is not required. Our findings will be disseminated as peer reviewed manuscripts at conferences and student rounds, and could be of interest to government health agencies and local HIV/AIDS service organisations. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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immigrant scientist Embase Cinahl literature human ethics Human immunodeficiency virus infected patient organization nonhuman African Caribbean Medline Human immunodeficiency virus qualitative research speech student consensus male Web of Science female Review Ontario adult government outcome assessment quantitative analysis systematic review
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060934897&doi=10.1136%2fbmjopen-2018-027440&partnerID=40&md5=60aaa65a70cfa33f9d749926cb7b42fc
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027440
ISSN: 20446055
Original Language: English