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BASS Line 2007 Survey

This research report outlines the main findings of BASS Line 2007; HIV prevention needs assessment among Africans in England. Sigma Research carried out recruitment to the survey from June to September 2007 in partnership with 96 health promotion agencies and organisations working with Africans across England (see Acknowledgments) and with companies that operate websites accessed by Africans in England.

The information in this report is about the sex that African men and women living in England have and their sexual HIV prevention needs. All sexually active people have specific needs that must be met in order for them to reduce their likelihood of participating in HIV transmission – including people who have been tested HIV negative, those who have been diagnosed HIV positive, and those who have not been tested for HIV.

The intended audience for this report includes people, who plan, deliver, and commission HIV prevention programmes targeting African people in England. This survey has collected the largest set of data on the HIV prevention needs of Africans in England. It complements existing qualitative and quantitative research undertaken with this population (Fenton et al. 2002, Chinouya & Davidson 2003, Weatherburn et al. 2003, Chinouya et al. 2003, Chinouya et al. 2004, Mayisha II Collaborative Group 2005).

Please download the document.

The data reports that present specific data for each Strategic Health Authority (SHA) in England except the South West of England where there were not enough recruits are available here.   

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