AFAO, 08 February, 2016 ‘Get PEP’ is a new nation-wide campaign, produced by the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), that aims to increase gay men’s knowledge and awareness of PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis). ‘Get PEP’ is based around the website www.getpep.info. It provides a range of information about PEP, including what it is and how it works, as...
BMJ 2016; 352 doi: (Published 19 January 2016) What is already known on this topic Patients’ preferences are a hallmark of patient centered care, but little is known about how wording of offers of testing can influence perceived preferences Opt-in and opt-out HIV testing have not been compared in a randomized controlled setting US guidelines endorse opt-out HIV testing, and Europe has seen a...
aidsmap/nam, 21 December 2015 A major household survey of adults in the UK shows that, even among people who perceive themselves to be at risk of HIV infection, only 14% had recently taken an HIV test. While people with riskier sexual behaviour and people who were aware of their vulnerability to HIV were more likely to take a test than other people, a majority in this group had never taken an HIV...
ABC news, Posted Sat 17th October at 8:50am
Domestic violence support funding will help train doctors and other health workers in South Australia to better respond to cases.
South Australia is getting nearly $1.5 million in federal funding over three years for efforts to tackle domestic violence in Adelaide’s northern suburbs.
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