Bliss M, Butler T, Hockings I; Australasian Society for HIV Medicine. Conference.

Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1995 Nov 16-19; 7: 119 (abstract no. 166).

The objectives were to assess HIV/AIDS and sexual health education resources available to seafarers who visit the port of Newcastle: to identify gaps in sexual health service provision for the Hunter Seaport Community; to develop a strategic education and prevention model which can be utilised in other port settings in Australia; to develop ideas that can be followed up by agencies who work at an Australian and international level. Co-operation of the agencies involved in the Hunter Seaports was sought and informal and formal interviews were held with seafarers and with the women who visit the ships. Whilst seafarers are mainly Filipino, Chinese, Korean and Indian, the ethnicity of most women visiting the ships are Australian and Filipino. The Australian and non-Australian seafarers are well informed about HIV/AIDS and have good access to condoms but they identified that using a condom was sometimes a problem. There are a range of avenues for implementing ongoing education to the seafarers. For example, videos and written material can be made available in the relevant languages (a range of these is already available) at places that the men frequent when on-shore, for example, the Mission to Seamen in Newcastle. Resources and policy guidelines have been developed in Australia and internationally but require coordination and ongoing support for implementation.

Publication Types:

• Meeting Abstracts

Keywords:

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Australia
• Condoms
• Condoms, Female
• Female
• Government Agencies
• HIV Infections
• HIV Seropositivity
• Humans
• Male
• Teaching
• education

Other ID:

• 96343595

UI: 102215414

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