ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2015
Increasing HIV testing among African immigrants in ireland: challenges and opportunities.
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- What Works? Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Blood-Borne Viruses in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia Living in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Sexual Health Help-Seeking Behavior among Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia living in High Income Countries: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to STI and HIV testing among African and Caribbean heritage communities in high-income countries mapped to the behaviour change wheel: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Use of healthcare services preceding HIV diagnosis - missed opportunities for earlier diagnosis, Finland, 1996 to 2019.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2025Article
- The influence of gender norms on post-migration men's sexual and reproductive health: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Understanding stigma and attitudes towards hepatitis B among university students in Australia of Chinese and Vietnamese background.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Factors impacting HIV testing among young sexually active women migrant workers in Vietnamese industrial zones.BMC public health · 2023Article
- HIV-Related Knowledge and Practices among Asian and African Migrants Living in Australia: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey and Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Aspects Influencing Access to HIV/AIDS Services among Afghan Immigrants in Iran: A Qualitative Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2022Article
- "It is not an acceptable disease": A qualitative study of HIV-related stigma and discrimination and impacts on health and wellbeing for people from ethnically diverse backgrounds in Australia.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Women from afar: an observational study of demographic characteristics and mortality among foreign-born women living with HIV in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) in the United States 1994-2016.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Observational
- What does 'Keep Watch' mean to migrant parents? Examining differences in supervision, cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and water familiarisation.International journal of public health · 2019Article
- Why I Can't, Won't or Don't Test for HIV: Insights from Australian Migrants Born in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Exploring HIV risks, testing and prevention among sub-Saharan African community members in Australia.International journal for equity in health · 2018Article
- HIV outcomes among migrants from low-income and middle-income countries living in high-income countries: a review of recent evidence.Current opinion in infectious diseases · 2018Review
- Men from Sub-Saharan Africa Living in Worker Hostels in France: A Hidden Population with Poor Access to HIV Testing.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2017Article
- Acceptability of a Community-Based Outreach HIV-Testing Intervention Using Oral Fluid Collection Devices and Web-Based HIV Test Result Collection Among Sub-Saharan African Migrants: A Mixed-Method Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2016Article
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Abstract
In 2012, immigrants constitute 63% of new cases of heterosexually transmitted HIV among individuals born outside Ireland. Current strategies to encourage testing can be ineffective if immigrants perceive them as culturally insensitive. We obtained qualitative data to explore challenges to voluntary HIV-testing for immigrants in Ireland. Content analysis was undertaken to identify and describe pertinent themes. Widespread beliefs that HIV is primarily a disease of African immigrants were identified as challenges that constrain access to testing and care. The organization and location of testing services, attitude of health workers, and beliefs regarding mandatory HIV-testing for immigrants seeking access to welfare benefits were also identified. Immigrants in Ireland encounter a variety of structural, cultural and personal constraints to HIV testing. Opportunities exist in the Irish Health system to increase testing among immigrants through greater acknowledgement of cultural sensitivities of immigrant groups.
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