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HIV testing rates are improving in African people in England
Roger Pebody, 2014-09-08 09:30:00
Data from two large, community surveys of African people living in England suggest that the proportion of people who have recently tested for HIV has increased over the last five years. There are also improvements in people’s knowledge about HIV testing and treatment, suggesting that the activities of health services and health promotion organisations may be bearing fruit.
The findings from the African Health and Sex Survey are published in a report today by Sigma Research, a unit of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Data collected within the past year are compared with data from a similar cross-sectional survey, conducted in 2008-09. Nonetheless it is important to note that there are methodological problems with making comparisons between separate surveys – the findings should be treated with caution.
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