nam, 1 December 2015 For African migrants recently arrived in France, periods without a residence permit, secure housing or enough money are very common and are associated with transactional and casual sexual relationships, especially in women, Annabel Desgrées du Loû and colleagues report in AIDS. Moreover one third of those living with HIV seroconverted after arriving in the country and the...
HIV rates in Indigenous communities described as a looming crisis
PM, ABC Radio,Tuesday, December 1, 2015 18:25:52 Infectious disease experts are worried that HIV rates are rising in Indigenous communities because education campaigns are having little impact. New HIV cases among Aboriginal people are occurring at one-and-a-half times the rate of the non-Indigenous population. Doctors say injecting drug use is becoming more common in Aboriginal communities, and...
Main COUNT study results about undiagnosed HIV among gay/bi men published
Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2015 The first paper from the COUNT study has been now published. The prevalence and correlates of undiagnosed HIV among Australian gay and bisexual men: results of a national, community-based, bio-behavioural survey Abstract: Introduction: Gay and bisexual men (GBM) with undiagnosed HIV are believed to contribute disproportionately to HIV transmission...