Grant: Emerging Team Grant: HIV/AIDS Vaccine Discovery & Social Research
University of Manitoba
$741,300.00
CIHR Team in the soci-cultural aspects of implementing HIV vaccine programs among MSM and FSWs in Asia and Africa
FY 2009-10
Summary
Promising vaccine trials and recent advances in basic scientific understanding of HIV immunology suggest that a highly efficacious HIV preventive vaccine will appear in the near future. However, it cannot be assumed that the availability of an efficacious vaccine will ensure a population's uptake, given the array of potential psychosocial, cultural and political barriers. Research that examines these barriers has tended to be conducted in North America. Moreover, communities of FSWs and MSM who encountered numerous barriers to health services are noticeably absent from this body of research. For this reason, the proposed research program will examine the acceptability of a future HIV vaccine among highly stigmatized MSM and FSWs, as well as members of civil society organizations engaged in HIV prevention work within these communities. This program will be conducted at 3 culturally contrasting sites in Asia and Africa.
Department
Program
Emerging Team Grant: HIV/AIDS Vaccine Discovery & Social Research
Recipient
Location
Manitoba, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
204940
Name
Lorway Robert R
Region
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Population and Public Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Emerging Team Grant : HIV/AIDS Vaccine Discovery and Social Research
Projecttitle
CIHR Team in the soci-cultural aspects of implementing HIV vaccine programs among MSM and FSWs in Asia and Africa
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of Manitoba
Cihramount2
$741,300
Cihrequipment2
$8,700
Programname2
Emerging Team Grant: HIV/AIDS Vaccine Discovery & Social Research
Keyworddelim
Female Sex Workers; Health Services; Hiv Prevention; Hiv Vaccine Acceptability; Men Who Have Sex With Men; Stigma
Abstract
Promising vaccine trials and recent advances in basic scientific understanding of HIV immunology suggest that a highly efficacious HIV preventive vaccine will appear in the near future. However, it cannot be assumed that the availability of an efficacious vaccine will ensure a population's uptake, given the array of potential psychosocial, cultural and political barriers. Research that examines these barriers has tended to be conducted in North America. Moreover, communities of FSWs and MSM who encountered numerous barriers to health services are noticeably absent from this body of research. For this reason, the proposed research program will examine the acceptability of a future HIV vaccine among highly stigmatized MSM and FSWs, as well as members of civil society organizations engaged in HIV prevention work within these communities. This program will be conducted at 3 culturally contrasting sites in Asia and Africa.
Competitiondate
201003
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Lorway, Robert R
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $741,300~ $8,700~
