Sexual and Gender Minority Migrants' Experiences of Health Service Access and Utilisation: A Qualitative Meta‐Synthesis

Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 14, 2025

To describe and synthesise qualitative studies exploring sexual gender minority migrants' experiences of health service access utilisation. Systematic meta-synthesis studies. searches in four databases citation screening were conducted 2023 2024. English-language empirical published scientific journals within 10 years included. Of 1109 screened, 21 reports Included appraised using CASP JBI checklists. Extracted results analysed with inductive content analysis a collaborative process. All had acceptable quality, including 365 participants from 72 countries. A range external internal barriers to accessing services reported, financial constraints fears. Although migrants expressed an appreciation services, they also experienced non-affirming behaviours discrimination related their intersecting identities. Several essential components necessary cater the needs addressed, personality manner professionals as well adherence confidentiality. Barriers intersectional when interacting are pressing issues that need further attention. Ensuring safety through affirming support is key achieving high-quality accessible for migrants. Nurses other carefully consider layers sensitivity supporting Open, friendly, validating, respectful encouraging communication clinical settings. This review addressed amongst marginalised population. The findings highlight importance care relevant professionals, stakeholders decision-makers. ENTREQ. Two persons lived experience involved meta-synthesis.

Language: Английский

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The Unseen Impact of Affordability: Copayment Sensitivity for Long-Acting PrEP Among MSM in Europe

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Profile of Persons Recently Infected with HIV-1 in Belgium: New Insights to Tailor Prevention Efforts

AIDS and Behavior, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 17, 2024

Language: Английский

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PrEP Among Sub-Saharan African Diaspora Communities in Belgium – a Participatory Action Research Study

Journal of Community Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 49(1), P. 156 - 165

Published: Aug. 14, 2023

In Belgium, migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounted for 45% of new heterosexual HIV infections in 2021, while only 1.5% PrEP starters were SSA descent. We explored the acceptance and barriers towards uptake use among migrant diaspora communities Belgium using a participatory action research approach. Trained community researchers (CRs), involved all phases study, co-designed moderated group discussions (GDs) simultaneously providing information on during workshops. Extensive summaries field notes analysed reflexive thematic analysis. CRs data analysis, interpretation reporting. conducted seven GDs with 51 participants. identified five major themes: (1) Participants had limited knowledge, which created feelings surprise annoyance about not being informed. This was partly explained by (2) taboo stigma that surrounds sexuality HIV, could shape acceptance. (3) shared otherness due to experiences racism discrimination, also relationship prevention. (4) considered high-threshold prevention tool, because its perceived side-effects specialized service delivery. (5) Despite nuanced opinions PrEP, participants agreed promotion should be mainstreamed, so everyone can make an informed decision. conclusion, seemed acceptable our Our qualitative study provides insights into intersecting accessing services, showing are 'hardly reached' rather than 'hard reach' messages.

Language: Английский

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Sustaining long-term pre-exposure prophylaxis use among international migrants

Population Medicine, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 5(September), P. 1 - 2

Published: Sept. 15, 2023

1. van Dyk R, Lammertink B, Appiah A, Plieger H, de los Rios P, Okoli C. Preference for non-daily ART is associated with perceived extent of ART-related emotional, psychosocial, physical, and adherence challenges among people living HIV in the Netherlands other European countries. Population Medicine. 2022;4:31. doi:10.18332/popmed/156768 CrossRef Google Scholar

Language: Английский

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HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care in Belgium: A mixed-methods Study on PrEP Users’ Experiences and Service Delivery Preferences

AIDS and Behavior, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(2), P. 393 - 407

Published: Dec. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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Femmes ignorantes, femmes ignorées ? Comprendre le non-usage des nouvelles technologies de prévention du VIH

Nouvelles Questions Féministes, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: Vol. 43(1), P. 88 - 103

Published: May 14, 2024

L’objectif de cet article à deux voix est réfléchir manière critique la production du savoir et l’ignorance associée aux femmes noires et, ou d’ascendance africaine dans l’épidémie VIH/sida. Nous partirons d’un cas d’étude spécifique, PrEP (prophylaxie pré-exposition), qui devenue une technologie prévention majeure le contexte actuel réagencement autour combinée. Or, les africaine, constituent second groupe plus touché par en Europe, ne l’utilisent toujours pas. Cette absence renvoie des logiques complexes l’articulation genre, sexualité, classe race que nous questionnerons partant classification formes d’ignorance proposée Nancy Tuana.

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Addressing HIV prevention and the PrEP gap among migrants

The Lancet HIV, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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