Briefing Paper 13
HIV prevention among black Africans in England: a complex challenge. April 2009
This paper is about the HIV epidemic in the context of black Africans in England. It gives an overview of the current epidemiological status, HIV support and prevention needs and recommendations for policy and practice. It focuses on black African communities because they are disproportionately affected by HIV compared to other minority ethnic groups.
Author(s): John Owuor
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Briefing Paper 1
Improving the quality of palliative care. January 2007
There has been growing concern in recent years about the accessibility and the responsiveness of palliative care to the needs of minority ethnic groups. Perceived cultural barriers both from patients and health professionals may prevent provision of and access to appropriate services, whilst the differing patterns of disease in minority ethnic groups has meant that palliative care needs may not be met by existing 'cancer-focussed' services.
Author(s): Yasmin Gunaratnam
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Bass Line 2008-09: The African health and sex survey
Sigma Research, 2009
This document reports data from ‘Bass Line 2008-09’, an assessment of the sexual HIV prevention needs of African people, conducted by Sigma Research in collaboration with health promoters throughout England.This data supplements the main report which describes the survey methods and sets the questions in context.
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BASS Line 2007 survey: Assessing the sexual HIV prevention needs of African people in England
Dodds, C.; Hickson, F.; Weatherburn, P.; Reid, D.; Hammond, G.; Jessup, K.; and Godwin Adegbite, Sigma Research, 2007
This document reports data from ‘Bass Line 2007’, an assessment of the sexual HIV prevention needs of African people, conducted by Sigma Research in collaboration with health promoters throughout England.This data supplements the main report which describes the survey methods and sets the questions in context.
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A review of research among black African Communities affected by HIV in the UK and Europe
Prost, A., African HIV Research Forum, 2006
This review summarises the literature on prevention interventions with African migrant communities affected by HIV in the UK and other European countries, and makes recommendations for future interventions.
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