Hi Guys
As a National group of gay and lesbian Australian surf
lifesavers and their friends, the Kirby Institute of the University of New
South Wales has requested assistance with their:
1
TAXI KAB Study; and
2
Opposites Attract Study.
TAXI KAB Study
The TAXI-KAB Study is designed to measure the Knowledge,
Attitudes, and Beliefs (KAB) of gay and bisexual men in Australia when they
Think About eXposure to Infection by HIV. Gay men are going to experience many
changes in the way healthcare is presented to them in the next few months. We
are seeking information from these men in order to inform the progress of the
“Treatments as Prevention” revolution that is occurring in Australian health
care, right now. The TAXI KAB Study is vitally important to the development of
these changes and to gay and bisexual men in Australia.
To learn more or to take the survey:
Contact:
Jack Bradey
Projects and Research Officer
HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program
02 9385 0941 jbradley@kirby.unsw.edu.au
Opposites
Attract Study
Recent research shows that when an HIV-positive person is
on HIV treatment, the risk of passing on HIV to their HIV-negative partner is
reduced by 96% among heterosexuals. But what about among gay men? We just don’t
know. And men who are in serodiscordant relationships (that is, where one man
is HIV-positive and the other is HIV-negative) really need to know the answer
to this question.
The Opposites Attract Study will help us determine just
how much HIV treatment can reduce the risk of HIV transmission from an
HIV-positive man to his HIV-negative partner. It is the first, and so far only,
study in the world specifically looking at this issue among gay men. We need to
ask both partners in serodiscordant relationships about HIV treatments, viral
load, and HIV transmission through a short online questionnaire completed after
each visit for their regular sexual health and HIV testing.
To successfully answer this very important question for
gay men, we need to enrol several hundred pairs of men who are currently in a
serodiscordant sexual relationship, in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and
Adelaide, regardless of whether the positive partner is on treatments or not.
To learn more or to enrol:
Contact:
Lara Cassar
Research Assistant
The Opposites Attract Study
02 9385 9202 lcassar@kirby.unsw.edu.au
Happy participation.....
Lifesavers with
Pride Committee
Nick (0400 015 187)
Christine, Paul, Tuscan, Gerard, Gary, Grant, Orlando
& Claire
