G J Hart
Biographic Data
| ID | 6161151 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G J Hart |
| GIVEN NAMES | G J |
| FAMILY NAME | Hart |
| SIGNATURE | HART G J |
| AFFILIATIONS | a MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit , University of Glasgow |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Understanding social and cultural influences on the relationships and sexual experiences of young British Pakistanis in London
Background and aim Health services should take account of cultural and faith diversity. Pakistanis are the UKs second largest ethnic group and one of the largest Muslim communities. However, relative to other ethnic minority groups, there is a paucity of sexual health research among this group. Using community-based qualitative research we explored the social and cultural influences on sexual attitudes and experiences of young Pakistanis in East …
The sexual and reproductive health of young people in Adjumani district, Uganda
This qualitative study of young people and health care workers in Adjumani, northern Uganda, found that young people are generally very knowledgeable about STD spread and prevention as well as methods for prevention of pregnancy. Health workers are the most important category of people providing information on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) for young people. However, many health workers are conservative with regard to adolescent sexuality. …
Good in parts
We know that peer education, or the use of popular opinion leaders (POLs), works in terms of reducing reported risk behaviour for HIV infection amongst gay men. The work of Jeffrey Kelly and his colleagues provides some of the best scientific evidence in support of this approach. Influenced by this work, we undertook a peer education intervention amongst gay men in bars in Glasgow--the Gay Men's Task Force (GMTF)--but failed to demonstrate any re…
Gay men's HIV testing behaviour in Scotland
This paper reports on the social and demographic factors associated with HIV testing in gay men in Scotland. Trained sessional research staff administered a short self-complete questionnaire to men in gay bars during January and February 1999 in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland. Questionnaires were completed by 2,498 men (response rate of 77.5%). Half (1,190; 50%) reported ever having been HIV antibody tested, with men in Edinburgh more likely to …
What do pregnant women think about the HIV test? A qualitative study
Before any new antenatal screening test is introduced, the opinions of pregnant women should be considered. This is particularly relevant with HIV testing. This qualitative study reports the views of 29 women attending an antenatal clinic in a large maternity hospital in Scotland where a trial of different ways of offering HIV testing on a universal, voluntary basis occurred. Women were in favour of a test offer, although they did not necessarily…
Women's attitudes to condoms and female-controlled means of protection against HIV and STDs in South-Western Uganda
The consistent and correct use of the male condom makes it highly effective in both disease prevention and as a contraceptive method. However, it is also well recognized that its use is under men's control. Because of this vital limitation, there have been frequent calls for female-controlled methods of HIV prevention, particularly from women from sub-Saharan Africa. Here we report on data collected in focus-group discussions (FGDs) with women ag…
Travel, migration and HIV
This is a review of recent publications on the subject of travel (taken in its widest sense) and HIV/AIDS. As with all epidemics caused by transmissible pathogens, AIDS has been seen in many countries as an imported problem. What this perspective fails to recognize is that with the explosion of international travel in the past thirty years it is virtually impossible to prevent the spread of infectious disease across international frontiers. Here …
An appraisal of HIV antibody test counselling of injecting drug users
One-hundred and nine injecting drug users entering a methadone detoxification programme underwent HIV antibody test counselling. Approximately 80% of men and women were concerned because of sharing injection equipment ('works') in the previous year, although other reasons for considering an HIV antibody test, such as sexual contact with drug users and concern for sexual partners, was also given. Two-thirds of both men and women decided to be test…
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An appraisal of HIV antibody test counselling of injecting drug users
One-hundred and nine injecting drug users entering a methadone detoxification programme underwent HIV antibody test counselling. Approximately 80% of men and women were concerned because of sharing injection equipment ('works') in the previous year, although other reasons for considering an HIV antibody test, such as sexual contact with drug users and concern for sexual partners, was also given. Two-thirds of both men and women decided to be test…
Travel, migration and HIV
This is a review of recent publications on the subject of travel (taken in its widest sense) and HIV/AIDS. As with all epidemics caused by transmissible pathogens, AIDS has been seen in many countries as an imported problem. What this perspective fails to recognize is that with the explosion of international travel in the past thirty years it is virtually impossible to prevent the spread of infectious disease across international frontiers. Here …
What do pregnant women think about the HIV test? A qualitative study
Before any new antenatal screening test is introduced, the opinions of pregnant women should be considered. This is particularly relevant with HIV testing. This qualitative study reports the views of 29 women attending an antenatal clinic in a large maternity hospital in Scotland where a trial of different ways of offering HIV testing on a universal, voluntary basis occurred. Women were in favour of a test offer, although they did not necessarily…
Women's attitudes to condoms and female-controlled means of protection against HIV and STDs in South-Western Uganda
The consistent and correct use of the male condom makes it highly effective in both disease prevention and as a contraceptive method. However, it is also well recognized that its use is under men's control. Because of this vital limitation, there have been frequent calls for female-controlled methods of HIV prevention, particularly from women from sub-Saharan Africa. Here we report on data collected in focus-group discussions (FGDs) with women ag…
Gay men's HIV testing behaviour in Scotland
This paper reports on the social and demographic factors associated with HIV testing in gay men in Scotland. Trained sessional research staff administered a short self-complete questionnaire to men in gay bars during January and February 1999 in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland. Questionnaires were completed by 2,498 men (response rate of 77.5%). Half (1,190; 50%) reported ever having been HIV antibody tested, with men in Edinburgh more likely to …
The sexual and reproductive health of young people in Adjumani district, Uganda
This qualitative study of young people and health care workers in Adjumani, northern Uganda, found that young people are generally very knowledgeable about STD spread and prevention as well as methods for prevention of pregnancy. Health workers are the most important category of people providing information on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) for young people. However, many health workers are conservative with regard to adolescent sexuality. …
Good in parts
We know that peer education, or the use of popular opinion leaders (POLs), works in terms of reducing reported risk behaviour for HIV infection amongst gay men. The work of Jeffrey Kelly and his colleagues provides some of the best scientific evidence in support of this approach. Influenced by this work, we undertook a peer education intervention amongst gay men in bars in Glasgow--the Gay Men's Task Force (GMTF)--but failed to demonstrate any re…
Understanding social and cultural influences on the relationships and sexual experiences of young British Pakistanis in London
Background and aim Health services should take account of cultural and faith diversity. Pakistanis are the UKs second largest ethnic group and one of the largest Muslim communities. However, relative to other ethnic minority groups, there is a paucity of sexual health research among this group. Using community-based qualitative research we explored the social and cultural influences on sexual attitudes and experiences of young Pakistanis in East …
Medicine (8 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (4 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (4 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works)