Sheena McCormackof the London clinic 56 Dean Street says the fall in infection rates is unlikely to be due to more condom use, as rates of other sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis were about the same in 2016 as the year before. Matthew Hodson of the HIV information cha...
Pathways to HIV testing and care by black Africans and white patients in London. Sex Transm Infect 2002; 78(1): 37-39.Erwin, J., Morgan, M., Britten, N., Gray, K., & Peters, B. (2002). Pathways to HIV testing and care by black African and white patients in London. Sexually ...
Objective: To inform future HIV prevention strategies by estimating diagnosed and undiagnosed HIV infection and measuring changes in HIV testing rates in black African adults in London, United Kingdom. Design, setting, and participants: This cross-sectional study used a self-completed survey conducted...
Further, among MSM in China, the lifetime HIV testing rates remained at only 47%, and the annual HIV testing rates was even lower (38%) [52], therefore 62% to 87% of MSM living with HIV remained undiagnosed [53, 54]. MSM exclusively practicing insertive anal sex had a reduced risk ...
The aim of the study was to describe pregnancies in HIV-infected teenagers.Methods A review of the case notes of HIV-infected pregnant teenagers aged 13–19 years from 12 London hospitals was carried out for the period 2000–2007.Results There were 67 pregnancies in 58 young women, of whom...
Recent research in the USA, some European countries and Australia points to an increase in rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections amongst young gay men. Urgent action needs to be taken to meet the health promotion needs of those who are most vulnerable. HIV/AIDS awareness and ...
Innovative strategies, such as HIV self-testing (HIVST), could increase HIV testing rates and diagnosis. Evidence to inform the design of an HIVST intervention in the UK is scarce with very little European data on this topic. This study aims to understand values and preferences for HIVST interv...
Objectives: To examine trends in rates of diagnoses of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in men who have sex with men (MSM) in England and Wales between 1997 and 2002. Methods: Estimates of the MSM population living in England and Wales, London and the rest of England ...
Females were found to have HIV infection rates three times higher and past year sexually transmitted infection signs and symptoms more than two times higher than their male counterparts. Female migrants also had statistically significantly higher percentages of ever testing for HIV and HIV testing and...
Asian MSM in our study reported similar rates of UAI as non-Asian MSM, but had a lower prevalence of HIV infection. Other factors, such as the use of drugs and alcohol, in relation to sex, may partly explain these differences. However this requires further investigation. ...