HIV/AIDS IN AFRICAN PEOPLE

HIV/AIDS in African People In England

Abstract

In this paper, we try to explore the concept of HIV/AIDS in African people in England in a holistic context. The paper discusses the major issues of people having HIV/AIDS in African people in England by discussing the article “An investigation into HIV treatment information and other NEEDS of African people with HIV resident in England” by Peter Weatherbuen, Winnie Ssanyu-Sseruma, Ford Hickson, Susie Mclean and David Reid.

HIV/AIDS in African People In England

Introduction

It is now estimated that more than 7,000 African people are diagnosed with HIV in the UK (PHLS, 2002a). In addition, several more African inhabitants of the Kingdom are likely to diagnosed HIV infection, because a recent study of African population in London found that 66% of men and 70% of the women were not tested for HIV (Fenton et al., 2002). HIV prevalence is much higher in African people in the UK than the white British majority. Among the GUM clinics in Dermatology in London in 2001, 4.8% African-born men and 7.7% African-born women had HIV, compared to 0.2% in the United Kingdom born men with 0, 2% of women born in Britain. In addition, it is widely assumed from the diagnosis, that the presence of African people with HIV infection is much higher than non-Africans. These diagnostics are infected with HIV before they were living in Britain, and those who become infected while living here.

Background to the research

This action research project is a partnership between Sigma Research, the African HIV Policy Network, the National AIDS Trust (NAT), NAM, and a large population of African people to take care of HIV diagnosis. It was designed to gather information African HIV and to provide information about their disposition.

Aims of the Research

The purpose of this article is to recognise that there is a direct relationship between anti-HIV treatments information interventions and adherence, this research project had one main aim:

• To determine the anti-HIV treatments information intervention needs of African people with diagnosed HIV.

Methodology and Research Design

The study was used for community-based and action-research methods. It is based on significant learning in three specific studies. In the first study, there is a question of what do you need which showed us what does not work with HIV in Africa. This was a national need assessment that was conducted through the HIV in Britain in the summer of 2001. He used the traditional techniques of research: self-completed questionnaires, the service providers 'and returnees' Free Post. In the survey of HIV in 1830, only 6% were black African. Two other studies have shown that the African peers, based on the following methods were likely to be an effective means of a paging African HIV-and sexual function (Barry 2002, 129).

Interviewers

The optimism and energy that the researchers brought a research project was the main reason for its success. Of the 26 people who were trained as scientists, only 22 completed the interviews. In 22 of these, 13 were men and 9 were ...