TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment and care of HIV positive asylum seekers
AU - Cook, Penny A.
AU - Downing, Jennifer
AU - Rimmer, Pauline
AU - Syed, Qutub
AU - Bellis, Mark A.
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - Background: Enhanced regional surveillance in north west England suggests that the proportion of HIV positive people who are asylum seekers (AS) is increasing. Nationally, there is no empirical evidence that HIV positive AS use HIV services to a greater or lesser extent than HIV positive non-AS. This report compares stage of disease and use of services between HIV positive non-AS and AS. Methods: Data on those accessing HIV treatment and care (from hospitals and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)) in the north west of England for the first time January 2001-June 2004 (total 2204; AS 409) were extracted from the regional enhanced surveillance system. Results: Compared with non-AS, AS did not differ in stage of HIV disease on first contact (p>0.05), were no more likely to stay overnight in hospital (p>0.05), but had an average of one extra outpatient appointment per year (median seven compared with six, p=0.014). AS were much more likely to have accessed NGOs for support (43% compared with 27%: p
AB - Background: Enhanced regional surveillance in north west England suggests that the proportion of HIV positive people who are asylum seekers (AS) is increasing. Nationally, there is no empirical evidence that HIV positive AS use HIV services to a greater or lesser extent than HIV positive non-AS. This report compares stage of disease and use of services between HIV positive non-AS and AS. Methods: Data on those accessing HIV treatment and care (from hospitals and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)) in the north west of England for the first time January 2001-June 2004 (total 2204; AS 409) were extracted from the regional enhanced surveillance system. Results: Compared with non-AS, AS did not differ in stage of HIV disease on first contact (p>0.05), were no more likely to stay overnight in hospital (p>0.05), but had an average of one extra outpatient appointment per year (median seven compared with six, p=0.014). AS were much more likely to have accessed NGOs for support (43% compared with 27%: p
U2 - 10.1136/jech.2005.044776
DO - 10.1136/jech.2005.044776
M3 - Article
SN - 1470-2738
VL - 60
SP - 836
EP - 838
JO - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
IS - 10
ER -
