Hepatitis A among residents of First Nations Reserves in British Columbia, 1991-1996.

Premature mortality due to suicide, homicide, and motor vehicle accidents in health service delivery areas: comparison of status Indians in British Columbia, Canada, with all other residents.

From each of 15 health regions, potential years of life lost (PYLL) before age 75 for Status Indians is compared for select causes of death with all other residents. Mortality data from 1991 to 2001 for rates of PYLL (standardized to the 1991 population) are from tables of the British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency and First Nations and Inuit Health Branch in 2002. PYLL rate differences and r...

Identification of chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C co-infection in British Columbia from 1991 to 2007.

OBJECTIVES To determine the chronic HBV/HCV co-infection identification rate in British Columbia, and examine the demographic characteristics, the order of virus identification, and trends of co-infection over time. METHODS All newly identified cases of chronic HBV/HCV co-infection between 1991 and October 2007 were extracted from the BC integrated Public Health Information System. Difference...

Environmental and Ecological Extra Challenges in Minority Populations; a Tale of Toxic Exposures among First Nation Populations

The use of maximum likelihood methods to estimate the risk of tuberculous infection and disease in a Canadian First Nations population.

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) notification rates among First Nations people in British Columbia, Canada, are higher than those among non-First Nations people, although rates are declining more rapidly in the First Nations population. The epidemiology of tuberculous infection and disease during the period 1926-2000 in this population was investigated. METHODS The trend in the annual risk of inf...

HIV and hepatitis B surveillance in First Nations alcohol and drug treatment centres in British Columbia, Canada, 1992-2000.

We provide ongoing HIV and Hepatitis B surveillance in residential First Nations alcohol and drug treatment centres in British Columbia, Canada. All clients entering the centres are offered confidential viral testing as part of an education program on sexually transmitted diseases. Participation is voluntary and approximately two thirds of clients choose to be tested. Information about risk fac...