July 2016 – Page 3 – SASHA: South Australian Sexual Health Awareness

Understanding expert views on defining & reaching heterosexually-identified MSM for health promotion & care

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, HIV, LGBTIQ+ issues, Sexual Activity

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UNSW, July 2016 BRISE StraightMSM Study Almost no published research exists specifically on heterosexually-identified men who have sex with men in Australia, and the international literature is also scant. Very little is known about the sexual practices, risk perceptions, or information and service needs of these men more broadly. The proportion of heterosexually-identified men who have acquired...

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More than third of sexual assaults, homicides linked to domestic violence, ABS data shows

By J Pope

In Aboriginal Health, Crime and law, Sexual, gendered & partner violence

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ABC News, Updated July 13, 20016 at 2:39pm More than a third of sexual assaults and homicides recorded in Australia last year were domestic violence-related, according to new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The 2015 crime statistics also show that there were 21,380 victims of sexual assault across the country, a rise of 3 per cent on the previous year, and a six...

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Indigenous HIV rates on the rise

By J Pope

In Aboriginal Health, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

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ABC Radio, Wednesday 13 July 2016 6:50AM Health authorities are warning a major HIV epidemic in Australia’s Indigenous population is a real risk unless more is done to tackle sexual health issues. For the first time, the rate of HIV infections in Indigenous Australians has increased in comparison to Australia’s non-Indigenous population. There’s particular concern about a spike...

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Gene sequencing offers way to beat global spread of gonorrhoea

By J Pope

In Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

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Oxford University, 12 July 2016 With drug-resistant strains of sexually-transmitted infection gonorrhoea increasing, scientists from Brighton, Oxford University and Public Health England have found that genetic sequencing can track the spread of infection. They show coordinated national and international strategies are required to stop drug-resistance spreading further. Their study, funded by the...

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Experiences of HIV: The Seroconversion Study: Final report, 2007 – 2015

By J Pope

In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, HIV, Safer sex

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The Kirby Institute, UNSW, July 2016 The Seroconversion Study has existed in several forms since 1992. This most recent version completed data collection in 2015. Seroconversion studies have played an important role in the Australian HIV response and are a useful research tool in understanding the current circumstances of HIV infection. As with previous versions of the study, this one mainly...

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ZERO: no linked HIV transmissions in PARTNER study after couples had sex 58,000 times without condoms

By J Pope

In HIV, Safer sex

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HIV Treatment Bulletin, 12 July 2016 The PARTNER study showing the impact of HIV treatment (ART) on reducing transmission will benefit millions of people globally. The results set a new challenge about whether transmission is anything other than a theoretical risk when someone is taking effective ART. This reverses the common assumption that, by definition, some level of risk always exists when...

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