To support the development of this status report, PHAC established a working group composed of community and population representatives, non-governmental organizations, researchers, and policy and program experts. The working group acted as an advisory body, providing guidance and feedback on the report’s progress, themes and drafts. The non-governmental working group members were selected following a stakeholder consultation in November 2005. The working group also included representation from PHAC. The report is a “scoping review”, developed and adapted for the purpose of mapping out the literature and evidence on women and HIV/AIDS in Canada [6]5.
The methodology for each chapter was designed to ensure that the most current and relevant evidence was synthesized and presented. Demographic data were extracted from various sources, including Statistics Canada. Epidemiological information and surveillance data were gathered from reports published by PHAC and other existing published data.