8.1: HIV and hepatitis co-infection
Dual Strategies: managing HIV and hepatitis coinfection
In Australia, about 2,000 people living with HIV are also living with hepatitis C. This edition of HIV Australia focuses on health, treatment and support issues for people living with both conditions, as well related topics such as stigmatisation of injecting drug uses and the vital importance of needles and syringe programs.
Also in this issue: update on the Inquiry into the migration treatment of disability; and a multimedia campaign targeting rising STI rates among gay men.
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News and commentary
Stop the Drama Downunder! BEN WILCOCK profiles a multimedia campaign targeting rising STI rates among gay men
Murky waters: Inquiry into the migration treatment of disability MICHAEL WILLIAMS provides an update about the ongoing enquiry
Hepatis C and HIV
Hepatitis C for people living with HIV NIKI PARRY discusses good management of HIV and hepatitis C co-infection
Double agents: living with HIV and hepatitis C co-infection JAMES MAY explores people’s experience of HIV/hepatitis C treatment and service provision, finding a variety of responses
A healthy exchange: why Australian needle and syringe programs are more then just a‘good return on investment’ LUKE WILLIAMS reports
From the clinic to public health JACK WALLACE traces the Australian response to hepatitis B
HIV and hepatitis C co-infection: a time for support ADAM HYNES outlines services and resources available for people living with co-infection and makes recommendations about current gaps
It’s in the mix: HIV and hepatitis C services in small jurisdictions KEVIN MARRIOTT examines the challenges of multi-service provision within a small community
‘Which comes first – the chicken or the egg?’: HIV/hepatitis C co-infection and injecting drug users FIONA POEDER discusses the dual-stigma faced by injecting drug users with co-infection and highlights a gap in research
Food for thought: HIV/hepatitis C co-infection and nutrition LIA PURNOMO recommends dietary strategies for people living with HIV and hepatitis C
Injecting Drug Users and BBVs- Stigma and Discrimination By JUDE BYRNE This article only available online
Know your A,B,C’s: an overview of HIV and hepatitis co-infection This article only available online
The full treatment: a brief overview of interferon-based therapy for hepatitis C MAX HOPWOOD examines the past, present and future of hepatitis C treatment
Starting the treatment journey of Hepatitis C/HIV co-infection: First stop Alcohol By BRIAN HUGHES This article only available online
Me, myself and I: self-management programs for HIV NEIL McKELLAR-STEWART explores the self-management approach to living with HIV
A good dose: preventing hepatitis B through vaccination JASON APPLEBY explains why hepatitis B vaccination is important
Regular features
Regional feature: From the ground up - community-based HIV advocacy in Laos PDR By Matthew Tyne and RD Marte
Web Watch: The Hepatitis C Education Project: An online resource for health professionals
‘It must be kind of weird being you’ Jennifer Power reviews Aiden Shaw’s latest memoir
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