Gay mens health glasgow

Health tests service for gay and bisexual men in Glasgow

"We wanted to verb up choice to men who might find it more difficult of move through the process of booking an appointment and having to wait for test results.

"The biggest barrier for gay and bisexual men in regards to testing for HIV is the fear of a positive result. So anything we can do to cut down that level of fear is really important."

According to Health Protection Scotland, there are an estimated 4, people who are HIV positive living in Scotland.

Unprotected sex among gay men currently accounts for the largest number of new HIV diagnosis in Scotland.

"With this fresh service, and also the Terrence Higgins Trust community testing which recently launched, both models create sure that people have a evident pathway to NHS services that are already in place," added Mr Coia.

"So anyone who is diagnosed will be immediately referred into appropriate NHS services for follow-up treatment and care."

The clinic will dash from to every Thursday at the Gay Men's Health Glasgow office in Be

The gay men's task force: the impact of peer education on the sexual health behaviour of homosexual men in Glasgow

Williamson, L.M.ORCID: , Hart, G.J., Flowers, P.ORCID: , Frankis, J. and Der, G.J.ORCID: () The gay men's task force: the impact of peer education on the sexual health behaviour of homosexual men in Glasgow. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 77(6), pp. (doi: /sti)(PMID)(PMCID:PMC)

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the impact of a peer education intervention, based in the "gay" bars of Glasgow, which sought to reduce sexual peril behaviours for HIV infection and verb use of a dedicated homosexual men's sexual health service, and in particular increase the uptake of hepatitis B vaccination. Design: Self completed questionnaires administered to men who have sex with men (MSM) in Glasgow's gay bars. Subjects: men completed questionnaires in January , 7 months after the complete of the 9 month sexual health intervention. Main outcome measures: Self reported contact with the peer education intervention, reported behav

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Services this organisation delivers

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    The Language Cafe brings together people from the LGBT+ community in the Greater Glasgow area who want to share and absorb about languages and cultures.

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    An online book group for gay and bisexual men in Scotland

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    You can join our What’s App group to connect with other LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and refugees and find out about all upcoming social events and groups.

    If you call for we can provide mobile phones and data top-ups to help you link the group.

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    Rainbow Ukes is an inclusive, welcoming, and fun group that meets weekly to learn to act the ukulele. We focus on learning a variety of songs together, an