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3. HIVknowledge and use of health services among people from South‐East Asia and sub‐Saharan Africa living in Western Australia

Author

Gray, Corie, Crawford, Gemma, Reid, Alison, and Lobo, Roanna

Abstract

HIVnotifications among people born in sub‐Saharan Africa and South‐East Asia have increased in Australia in the last decade. People born in these regions have the highest rates of HIVdiagnosis by region of birth and are overrepresented in late or advanced presentation of HIVinfection. This study developed and tested a questionnaire for reliability through test‐retest. A cross‐sectional survey using intercept and online recruitment of HIVknowledge and use of health services was then undertaken among people born in sub‐Saharan Africa and South‐East Asia, who had arrived in Australia less than 10 years ago and were living in Western Australia (n = 209). Results were reported on by gender and length of time in Australia. Participants had a reasonable knowledge of HIVtransmission, but held a number of incorrect beliefs. Two‐thirds (65%) of participants reported a barrier to accessing health services in Australia. Just over a third (34%) of participants had ever tested for HIV, despite indicating that they believed HIVtesting was important. This project indicates a very low rate of HIVtesting among this priority population. Further action is required to improve early diagnosis of HIVand reduce onward transmission of HIVinfection within these communities. We need targeted interventions that extend beyond knowledge to increase HIVtesting rates among this population.

Published
2018
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5. Evaluating the Sharing Stories youth theatre program: an interactive theatre and drama-based strategy for sexual health promotion among multicultural youth.

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Roberts, Meagan, Lobo, Roanna, and Sorenson, Anne

Subjects
*SEX education for youth, *SEXUAL health, *DRAMA, *YOUTHS' sexual behavior, *MULTICULTURALISM
Abstract

Issue addressed Rates of sexually transmissible infections among young people are high, and there is a need for innovative, youth-focused sexual health promotion programs. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Sharing Stories youth theatre program, which uses interactive theatre and drama-based strategies to engage and educate multicultural youth on sexual health issues. The effectiveness of using drama-based evaluation methods is also discussed. Methods The youth theatre program participants were 18 multicultural youth from South East Asian, African and Middle Eastern backgrounds aged between 14 and 21 years. Four sexual health drama scenarios and a sexual health questionnaire were used to measure changes in knowledge and attitudes. Results Participants reported being confident talking to and supporting their friends with regards to safe sex messages, improved their sexual health knowledge and demonstrated a positive shift in their attitudes towards sexual health. Drama-based evaluation methods were effective in engaging multicultural youth and worked well across the cultures and age groups. Conclusions Theatre and drama-based sexual health promotion strategies are an effective method for up-skilling young people from multicultural backgrounds to be peer educators and good communicators of sexual health information. Drama-based evaluation methods are engaging for young people and an effective way of collecting data from culturally diverse youth. So what? This study recommends incorporating interactive and arts-based strategies into sexual health promotion programs for multicultural youth. It also provides guidance for health promotion practitioners evaluating an arts-based health promotion program using arts-based data collection methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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