HIV notifications drop by 30 per cent in Metro North and South Brisbane Times, Oct 31 2016 New HIV notifications have dropped 30 per cent in the first six months of this year in the Metro North and South areas, compared to the previous five-year average. The results, detailed in the latest HIV Foundation Queensland annual report, show the state records among the best results in the nation. Read...
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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...
NSW Health, May 2016 The Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC) and the NSW STI Programs Unit (NSW STIPU) have released a new resource for GPs and other professionals in NSW working with Aboriginal people around sexual health. The tool includes information on when to consider STI and blood borne virus testing, as well as information on contact tracing. Download tool...
Sigma Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, May 2016 The 2014 Gay Men’s Sex Survey was released this week. 15,360 men who have sex with men, living in England and aged 16 to 90 years, completed the online survey. Findings included: The proportion of men not happy with their sex lives was 41%. The over 65s were most likely to be happy with their sex life. ...
AFAO, April 2016 Results from the 2007-2015 Seroconversion Study Report were presented at the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) National Gay Men’s HIV Health Promotion Conference in Manly, on Wednesday 20 April Data from the latest and final report indicates that gay and bisexual men change their behaviour substantially following an HIV diagnosis, generally in ways that greatly...