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Behind the Pandemic in Aboriginal Communities - Interagency ...

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Risk is <strong>the</strong> likelihood that someone will become <strong>in</strong>fected with HIV. It is related tobehaviours – such as unprotected sex and shar<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>jection equipment – <strong>in</strong> which <strong>the</strong>reis a chance that <strong>the</strong> HIV virus will move from one person to ano<strong>the</strong>r. The degree of riskdepends on many factors, such as personal behaviours (e.g., whe<strong>the</strong>r condoms are usedcorrectly and consistently) and biological factors (e.g., whe<strong>the</strong>r someone has an activeSTI).Social determ<strong>in</strong>ants of health – see Determ<strong>in</strong>ants of healthSocial <strong>in</strong>clusion means people are accepted, valued, and have opportunities to realize<strong>the</strong>ir full potential.Transgender people is an umbrella term that describes people whose gender identitydoes not match <strong>the</strong> gender <strong>the</strong>y were assigned at birth or which is assumed by o<strong>the</strong>rs<strong>in</strong> society (2-Spirit People of <strong>the</strong> 1 st Nation, 2008). Trans-people <strong>in</strong>clude people who aretransgender, transsexual, and androgynous, among o<strong>the</strong>rs.Two-Spirited is a term that many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and <strong>in</strong>tersex FirstNation and Métis people <strong>in</strong> Canada use to describe <strong>the</strong>mselves. This term is l<strong>in</strong>ked to aconcept found <strong>in</strong> traditional societies <strong>in</strong> which some people were considered <strong>in</strong>herentlysacred as <strong>the</strong>y had a balance of both mascul<strong>in</strong>e and fem<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>e energies.Vulnerability refers to factors that reduce a person’s ability to control <strong>the</strong> exposure torisk.106

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