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- Title
What's happening for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in relation to health service access, risk behaviours and knowledge of sexually transmissible infections and blood borne viruses: findings from the GOANNA study.
- Authors
Ward, James; Bryant, Joanne; Worth, Heather; Kaldor, John; Delaney-Thiele, Dea; Pitts, Marian; Kelaart, Dy; Moore, Elizabeth; Cairnduff, Sallie; Williams, Sidney; Waples-Crowe, Peter; Byron, Kat; Bamblett, Andrew; Betts, Sarah; Coburn, Tony
- Abstract
The article presents the findings of the GOANNA study, the first national survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in relation to the access of health services, blood borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It is inferred that the level of knowledge as well as the risk behaviours of the survey participants with ages ranging from 16-29 years old. The significance of the study in the development of policies governing sexual and BBV health is highlighted.
- Subjects
HEALTH of Aboriginal Australians; TORRES Strait Islanders; SEXUAL health; HEALTH services accessibility; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; BLOODBORNE infections; HEALTH surveys; HEALTH
- Publication
HIV Australia, 2013, Vol 11, Issue 3, p4
- ISSN
1446-0319
- Publication type
Article