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24 April 2019

Human Papillomavirus related cancer among women & TGD people

By |2023-08-25T16:08:54+10:0024 April 2019|Categories: Advocacy, Health, Women's Health|Tags: , |Comments Off on Human Papillomavirus related cancer among women & TGD people

A community based survey of 355 respondents to assess awareness of and screening for human papillomavirus (HPV) associated cancers in women and, trans and gender diverse (TGD) people who were assigned female gender at birth.

21 March 2019

2019 National Day of Women Living with HIV

By |2023-08-25T16:09:14+10:0021 March 2019|Categories: Advocacy, Women's Health|Tags: , , |Comments Off on 2019 National Day of Women Living with HIV

Community report on the 2019 National Day of Women Living with HIV highlighted existing issues of concern and unmet needs of women living with HIV in Australia.

15 December 2018

Breaking down stigma one barrier at a time

By |2024-01-28T11:54:26+11:0015 December 2018|Categories: Health, Mental Health, Opinion, Talkabout, Treatments|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Matthew Hall was diagnosed with HIV as a 23-year-old in 1995. Given effective antiretroviral treatment was yet to become available, HIV was considered a death sentence at this time.

15 December 2018

HIV Stigma, the Social Disease Pandemic

By |2024-01-28T11:54:04+11:0015 December 2018|Categories: Advocacy, Health, Mental Health, Opinion, Talkabout|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Treating someone differently based on their race, culture, language, ethnicity or national origin is never okay, yet is a daily reality for many of us living with HIV in Australia.

15 December 2018

Flashback to a time of stigma and fear

By |2024-01-28T11:53:11+11:0015 December 2018|Categories: Advocacy, Health, Mental Health, Talkabout|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

I was diagnosed with HIV during the broadcasting of the hysterical Grim Reaper campaign in 1987, at eighteen years old.

1 December 2018

Digital ano-rectal examination (DARE)

By |2023-08-29T12:19:18+10:001 December 2018|Categories: Factsheets, Health, Treatments|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Factsheet outlining how to perform a digital ano-rectal examination (DARE) to check for anal abnormalities that could lead to anal cancer.

12 September 2018

Gay men’s awareness of human papillomavirus related anal cancer

By |2023-08-25T16:19:20+10:0012 September 2018|Categories: Advocacy, Health|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Gay men’s awareness of human papillomavirus related anal cancer

A community based survey of 1,660 respondents to assess awareness of and screening for anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and anal cancer in people living with HIV and gay and bisexual men in Australia. 

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