Document 0612
 DOCN  M94A0612
 TI    Multicultural HIV/AIDS: a model of care.
 DT    9412
 AU    Todaro P; Eisenberg M; Multicultural HIV/AIDS Education and Support
       Project, Camperdown,; NSW.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:79 (poster no. 12).
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94349043
 AB    The Multicultural HIV/AIDS Education and Support Project was established
       in May 1991. The Project is funded by the AIDS Bureau, NSW Department of
       Health, and is auspiced by the Central Sydney Area Health Service. It
       targets 15 non-English speaking communities (identified by the AIDS
       Bureau). The Multicultural HIV/AIDS Education and Support Project aims
       to assist mainstream service providers to increase their knowledge and
       enhance their skills in providing better access and quality care for
       people from non-English speaking background. The Project employs 50
       sessional co-workers specifically trained in both HIV/AIDS education and
       emotional support. To date the co-workers have undertaken a wide range
       of clinical, educational, and community development activities,
       including direct service for approximately 100 HIV affected persons and
       education sessions for approximately 5000 persons, in addition to radio
       and newspaper campaigns as well as other specific projects. Access for
       people of non-English speaking background into mainstream HIV/AIDS
       services is of particular interest in multicultural Australia in the
       1990s, since most research has clearly indicated that people of
       non-English speaking background have reduced access to health services.
       Approximately 17,000 people in Australia have been diagnosed as being
       HIV positive and over 3000 as having AIDS. Of those diagnosed with AIDS,
       at least 12% were born in a non-English speaking country. Access to
       HIV/AIDS services for people of non-English speaking background is
       affected by language and culture, as well as the stigma associated with
       HIV/AIDS and sexuality/homosexuality issues. This paper will discuss the
       implementation of the model underpinning the Multicultural Education and
       Support Project with a focus on its benefits in practising rather than
       merely promoting access, ensuring provision of quality care, and
       maximising cost effectiveness.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ETHNOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY
       *Cross-Cultural Comparison  Health Education/*METHODS  Human  HIV
       Infections/*ETHNOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY  New South Wales  Patient Care Team
       *Social Support  MEETING ABSTRACT

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