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The health and wellbeing of Australian lesbian, gay and bisexual people: a systematic assessment

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, LGBTIQ+ issues
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Issue Online: 04 June 2019 Abstract Objective: This study revisits disparities in health and wellbeing by sexual identity in Australia, identifying which domains demand priority policy intervention, documenting differences between gay/lesbian vs. bisexual populations, and examining change over time in the relative health and wellbeing of sexual...

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One in six Australian women experience abuse before they are 15, data shows

By J Pope
In Sexual, gendered & partner violence
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Australian Associated Press, Wed 5 Jun 2019 09.04 AEST Damning new data about Australia’s rates of domestic and sexual violence reveal that one in six women experience abuse before they are 15 and one woman is killed by her partner every nine days. Based on national population surveys and set against a backdrop of declines in overall violence, rates of partner violence and sexual violence have...

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HIV Futures 9: deadline extended, last chance to participate, closes 28th May

By J Pope
In HIV
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The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University, May 2019 HIV Futures is a survey about health, treatments, work, finances, sex and relationships of people living with HIV (PLHIV). HIV Futures is run by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University, who are still seeking participants for HIV Futures 9. If you...

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Cervical cancer self-tests helping to break down barriers and increase screening rates

By J Pope
In Gynaecology & andrology, Reproductive health
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ABC Health & Wellbeing, Posted Friday 8th March 2019 at 14:54 In Australia, 80 per cent of cervical cancers are found in women who are overdue for screening or have never been screened. “We know there’s an equity issue in our cervical screening program,” said Dr Saville, executive director of the VCS Foundation, a cervical screening not-for-profit. “Women from lower...

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Giving gay men self-test kits increases HIV testing by 50% – but STI tests decrease

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, HIV, Safer sex, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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aidsmap/nam, 21 August 2018 Gay men who were offered HIV home-testing kits took 50% more tests than men who only took HIV tests at clinics or community organisations, a randomised controlled study from Seattle in the USA has found. The men who could self-test took fewer tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), though it is not completely clear whether this was because they went less...

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National LGBT Survey: Research report [UK]

By J Pope
In Gay Lesbian & Bisexual Health, LGBTIQ+ issues
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Government Equalities Office, July 2018 The Government Equalities Office launched a national LGBT survey in July 2017 in order to develop a better understanding of the lived experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and people who identify as having any other minority sexual orientation or gender identity, or as intersex. The survey was open for 12 weeks and received 108,100...

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