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Document 0612
DOCN M94A0612
TI Multicultural HIV/AIDS: a model of care.
DT 9412
AU Todaro P; Eisenberg M; Multicultural HIV/AIDS Education and Support
Project, Camperdown,; NSW.
SO Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:79 (poster no. 12).
Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94349043
AB The Multicultural HIV/AIDS Education and Support Project was established
in May 1991. The Project is funded by the AIDS Bureau, NSW Department of
Health, and is auspiced by the Central Sydney Area Health Service. It
targets 15 non-English speaking communities (identified by the AIDS
Bureau). The Multicultural HIV/AIDS Education and Support Project aims
to assist mainstream service providers to increase their knowledge and
enhance their skills in providing better access and quality care for
people from non-English speaking background. The Project employs 50
sessional co-workers specifically trained in both HIV/AIDS education and
emotional support. To date the co-workers have undertaken a wide range
of clinical, educational, and community development activities,
including direct service for approximately 100 HIV affected persons and
education sessions for approximately 5000 persons, in addition to radio
and newspaper campaigns as well as other specific projects. Access for
people of non-English speaking background into mainstream HIV/AIDS
services is of particular interest in multicultural Australia in the
1990s, since most research has clearly indicated that people of
non-English speaking background have reduced access to health services.
Approximately 17,000 people in Australia have been diagnosed as being
HIV positive and over 3000 as having AIDS. Of those diagnosed with AIDS,
at least 12% were born in a non-English speaking country. Access to
HIV/AIDS services for people of non-English speaking background is
affected by language and culture, as well as the stigma associated with
HIV/AIDS and sexuality/homosexuality issues. This paper will discuss the
implementation of the model underpinning the Multicultural Education and
Support Project with a focus on its benefits in practising rather than
merely promoting access, ensuring provision of quality care, and
maximising cost effectiveness.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ETHNOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY
*Cross-Cultural Comparison Health Education/*METHODS Human HIV
Infections/*ETHNOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY New South Wales Patient Care Team
*Social Support MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).