Research Project: Geospatial analyses of data from the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CTN 262) CHIWOS and expansion to the Maritime Provinces
Year(s): 2018-2021
Dr. Priscilla Medeiros is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Women’s College Research Institute at Women’s College Hospital, Toronto. Her research interests lie in the anthropology of health, social sciences, and women’s health, specifically women living with HIV in Canada.
During her fellowship, Dr. Medeiros will analyze the CTN 262 CHIWOS data, with an emphasis on the care disparities between rural and urban women living with HIV in Ontario. She hypothesizes that care disparities are greater for women living with HIV in rural areas and small cities compared with large centres that have specialized HIV care for women. As a second phase of her fellowship, she will expand the reach of CHIWOS into the Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island to explore the experiences and health priorities of women living with HIV in these regions.
Dr. Medeiros completed her MA in Medical Anthropology at the University of New Brunswick and her PhD in Anthropology of Health at McMaster University. Her supervisor for this fellowship is Dr. Mona Loutfy.