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The quality and effectiveness of interventions that target multiple risk factors among young people

By J Pope
In Young people
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016, doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12573 Abstract Objective: To identify evaluations of interventions that target multiple risk factors in high-risk young people, describe their characteristics, critique their methodological quality and summarise their effectiveness. Methods: A search of the literature published between 2009 and 2014 identified 13...

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Primary care clinicians’ experiences prescribing HIV PrEP at a specialized community health centre

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, HIV
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Journal of the International AIDS Society 2016, 19:21165 Abstract: Introduction: An estimated 1.2 million Americans have indications for using antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV acquisition. For many of these at-risk individuals, the best opportunity to learn about and receive PrEP will be during routine visits to their generalist primary care clinicians. However, few...

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National Blood-borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections Surveillance and Monitoring Report, 2015

By J Pope
In Aboriginal Health, Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, Hepatitis, HIV, Safer sex, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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Kirby Institute, Date Published:Tuesday, 13 September 2016 This report provides an annual account of progress against the objectives of Australia’s National blood‑borne virus (BBV) and sexually transmissible infections (STIs) Strategies. In June 2014, Australia’s federal, state and territory health ministers endorsed five new National Strategies for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, STIs, and human...

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Sexual age of consent standardised to age 16 by Queensland government

By J Pope
In Crime and law, Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, LGBTIQ+ issues, Sexual Activity, Young people
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The Age, September 16 2016 – 7:31AM The legal age for consensual anal sex in Queensland has been lowered to 16 years, in line with other consensual sexual activity, and the word “sodomy” removed from the Criminal Code. The Queensland Parliament voted to remove the longstanding source of discrimination in Queensland’s Criminal Code on Thursday night. Read more here  ...

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AFAO publishes Australian PrEP roundup

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, HIV
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 Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), 23 August, 2016 Following the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) decision not to recommend funding PrEP through the Pharmaceutical Benifits Scheme (PBS), AFAO has produced an Australian PrEP roundup paper to sustain advocacy efforts and to raise awareness about current options for accessing PrEP around the country. In releasing...

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