ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
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.
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- A critical interpretive synthesis of migrants' experiences of the Australian health system.International journal for equity in health · 2023Pooled it
- The acceptability and usability of two HIV self-test kits among men who have sex with men: a randomised crossover trial.The Medical journal of Australia · 2022Trial
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- 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
- Socio-demographic and Psychosocial Determinants of HIV Knowledge and Attitudes Towards HIV among Black Sub-Saharan African Migrants in Australia: A Cross-sectional Quantitative Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Crossing borders, facing barriers: a rights-based narrative review of HIV care access among African migrants living with HIV.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
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- Associations between country of birth, migration status and engagement in HIV care among gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Australia, 2019-2022.HIV medicine · 2025Article
- Navigating ethics in HIV data and biomaterial management within Black, African, and Caribbean communities in Canada.BMC medical ethics · 2025Article
- Drivers of HIV self-test kit among Tanzanian men aged 15-49: findings from the 2022 TDHS-MIS cross-sectional study.AIDS research and therapy · 2025Article
- HIV-related knowledge, risk perception, and minority stressors among South Asian sexual minority men in the United States.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2024Article
- Assessing HIV risk and the social and behavioural characteristics of gay and bisexual men who have recently migrated to Australia: an analysis of national, behavioural surveillance data 2019-2021.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Article
- Rapid methods for identifying barriers and solutions to improve access to community health services: a scoping review.BJGP open · 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
- Preferences for HIV prevention strategies among newly arrived Asian-born men who have sex with men living in Australia: A discrete choice experiment.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Experiences of recently HIV-diagnosed gay and bisexual migrants in Australia: Implications for sexual health programmes and health promotion.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Exploring the Intersections of Migration, Gender, and Sexual Health with Indonesian Women in Perth, Western Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- "How PrEPared are you?": Knowledge of and attitudes toward PrEP among overseas-born and newly arrived gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Reproductive health practices and use of health services among immigrant Indonesian women working in Malaysia.Revista de saude publica · 2022Article
- Preferences for HIV Testing Services and HIV Self-Testing Distribution Among Migrant Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
People born in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia are overrepresented in HIV notifications in Australia. Just under half of all notifications among people from sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia are diagnosed late. Increased HIV testing among these communities is necessary to ensure early diagnosis, better care and reduce likelihood of HIV onward transmission. Recently, Australia has made new HIV testing methods available: rapid HIV testing and self-testing kits. We conducted 11 focus groups with 77 participants with people from sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia in four jurisdictions in Australia. Focus groups discussed barriers to HIV testing and the acceptability of new testing methods. Barriers to HIV testing included: cost and eligibility of health services, low visibility of HIV in Australia, HIV-related stigma, and missed opportunities by general practitioners (GPs) for early diagnosis of HIV and linkage into care. Participants had low levels of knowledge on where to test for HIV and the different methods available. Diverse opportunities for testing were considered important. Interventions to increase HIV testing rates among sub-Saharan African, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asian migrants in Australia need to be multi-strategic and aimed at individual, community and policy levels. New methods of HIV testing, including rapid HIV testing and self-testing, present an opportunity to engage with migrants outside of traditional health care settings.
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