HIV knowledge, attitudes and use of health services among people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

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    Data from Gay Community periodic surveys for gay men Australian Study of Health and Relationships – data for general population Asian Gay Men survey – BUT: no data about the general population from CALD background; And the majority of HIV infection in people who were born in non-English speaking countries is attributed to heterosexual contact

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    1. Henrike K örner Augustine Asante HIV knowledge, attitudes and use of health services among people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
    2. What is the study about?
      • Aim:
      • To survey periodically HIV knowledge, perceptions and use of health services among people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds
      • Pilot study:
      • Is it possible to recruit sufficiently large samples for a behavioural survey?
      • Test questionnaire
      • Four priority communities:
      • 2 Asian (Thai, Cambodian)
      • 2 African (Ethiopian, Sudanese)
      • Recruitment target: 300
      • Total recruited: 286
      • recruited over a period of 4 months
      • Self-completed questionnaire: English or native language
    3. Age of respondents
    4. Gender
      • USE OF HEALTH SERVICES
    5. Frequency of using health services
    6. Views about routine health checks
    7. Potential barriers to using health services
    8. HIV knowledge and awareness
      • Level of HIV/AIDS knowledge and awareness:
        • High awareness across all communities - over 90% have heard about AIDS and HIV
        • Exception : Few Cambodians (15.5%) know about AIDS but not about HIV
      • Sources of HIV/AIDS information:
        • 82.9% - heard about HIV/AIDS recently from the media (radio, TV, newspapers & magazines)
        • 8.7% - heard about HIV/AIDS through friends/ relatives and community meetings
    9. Knowledge of HIV transmission & protection methods
    10. Perceptions of HIV infection risk (Who can get HIV?)
    11. Views about HIV testing and actual testing for HIV
    12. Stigma and Discriminations: Views about PLWHA
    13. How should people with HIV/AIDS be treated?
    14. Disclosure of HIV status
    15. HIV and shame
    16. Conclusion
      • Contrary to common believe, CALD communities are ready to engage with HIV prevention and social research into HIV
      • Essential: participation of ethnic communities in research process
      • Importance of native language to research participants
      • Heterogeneity of CALD communities and categories ‘Asian’ and ‘African’
    17. Acknowledgements
      • Tadgh McMahon, Wa’el Sabri, Barbara Luisi, Multicultural HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Service
      • The Thai, Cambodia, Sudanese and Ethiopian co-workers of the Multicultural HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Service
      • The Thai, Cambodian and African reference groups
      • The 286 participants who completed the questionnaire
      • NSW Health for funding

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