Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women; the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. Sophia Forum are taking this opportunity to […]
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Court of Appeal rules that NHS England can legally fund PrEP
Court of Appeal rules that NHS England can legally fund PrEP: women must now have access The Sophia Forum greatly welcomes the Court of Appeal’s ruling that NHS England […]
Read moreWomen seen but not heard in the PrEP debate
Over three days of the social media dialogue over PrEP women were mentioned under 6% of the time. It seems incredibly sexist that the PrEP debate is being framed around […]
Read moreCuts to HIV support services
HIV support services are a vital resource for people living with HIV. Research around the world has demonstrated the positive impact these services have on people’s health and wellbeing. Despite […]
Read moreSophia Forum newsletter: June 2016 | High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS
High Level Meeting in New York This week, the High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS is taking place at the UN in New York. The new political declaration […]
Read moreResponding to Domestic Abuse in Sexual Health Settings
Authors: Rachel Sacks, Rageshri Dhairyawan, Daniella Brawley, Michelle Carroll, Rachel Caswell, Charlotte Cohen, Katherine Coyne, Christine Donohue, Praveen Jayadeva, Emma McCarty, Alison Mears, Rimi Shah, Kate Shardlow, Deborah Wardle SUMMARY […]
Read moreExploring the infant feeding practices of immigrant women in the North West of England: a case study of asylum seekers and refugees in Liverpool and Manchester
Emily Hufton* and Joanna Raven† *Manchester Centre for Sexual Health, Central Manchester NHS FoundationTrust, Manchester, UK, and †Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School ofTropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK Abstract Little […]
Read moreWhat factors influence engagement in HIV care? A qualitative investigation
A Howarth1 , F Burns1 , S Michie1 , C Sabin1 , V Apea2 , R O’Connell2 , A Evans3 and M Sachikonye4 1 UCL, London, UK; 2 Barts Health […]
Read moreWhat women want – social characteristics of a cohort of women living with HIV, their current support and preferences for additional support
S Wielding and A Scott Chalmers Centre, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK Background: 229 women attend Chalmers Centre (a city-centre integrated sexual health centre) for their HIV care and treatment. Local […]
Read moreInternalised stigma, in the age of undetectability
L Thorley Stigma Index 2015 FPA, London, UK Justification for this research: In the age of undetectability and wide usage of ART, the 2015 Stigma Index indicates that stigma – […]
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