The A/C Study: digging deep for the underlying factors driving HIV risk and vulnerability in ACB communities
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This re-broadcast shines an inspirational light on why every day is worthy of ‘Black History Month’. Host, James Watson welcomes two key research members, Fanta Ongoiba and Pascal Djiadeu to discuss their landmark ‘A/C’ study, a comprehensive 'mixed methods' project created and developed by a passionate team of mostly black researchers and service providers. From the onset, the team underscored the lack of reliable data about race and ethnicity, which stood in the way of fully understanding the prevalence of HIV in African, Caribbean and Black communities in Ontario.
Listen in as together the group unpacks the study's journey, its issues, impacts, and ultimately how it fills the knowledge gap, speaking to the root causes of HIV vulnerability.
Our episode guests
Fanta Ongoiba
Executive Director, Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA)
Fanta Ongoiba is the Executive Director of Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA), and a leader in the African community. She has worked in a number of capacities related to human rights and humanitarian causes, including treatment information exchange counselor at CATIE (Canada’s source for information about HIV and hepatitis C) and as a community health promotion worker at the francophone center of Toronto.
Introvert or extrovert? Extrovert
Late night or early morning? Late
Show or tell? Tell
Predictability or excitement? Excitement
Painful truth or comforting lie? Painful truth
Pascal Djiadeu
Part-Time Assistant Professor at McMaster University and Research Analyst Consultant
A part-time assistant professor at McMaster University, in the department of health research methods evidence and impact, and a lecturer at Humber College/University of Guelph Humber. Pascal is also a research analyst and methodologist consultant at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. He teaches Applied Epidemiology in the BHSc program in the faculty of health sciences and wellness at Humber College. His research focuses on HIV implementation sciences and, health inequities and disparities.
Introvert or extrovert? Extrovert
Late night or early morning? Late night
Show or tell? Show
Predictability or excitement? A bit of both
Painful truth or comforting lie? Painful truth
Fanta Ongoiba’s list of resources and external links related to her work…
2) A go-to resource developed by Fanta at APAA for faith-based HIV prevention activities in Canada
Pascal Djiadeu’s top resources and external links…
1) LinkedIn
4) ResearchGate
