Barriers to HIV testing for migrant black Africans in Western Europe.

作者: I Fakoya , R Reynolds , G Caswell , I Shiripinda

DOI: 10.1111/J.1468-1293.2008.00587.X

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摘要: Migrant black Africans are disproportionately affected by HIV in Western Europe; we discuss the barriers to testing for sub-Saharan migrants, with particular emphasis on UK and Netherlands. Cultural, social structural testing, such as access care, fear of death disease stigma discrimination community, can be identified. Lack political will, restrictive immigration policies absence African representation decision-making processes also major factors preventing from testing. strategies need grounded outreach community mobilisation, addressing diagnosis, highlighting success treatment tackling HIV-related among migrant communities.

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