Blood-borne viruses and other stigmatised conditions
Theme convenor: Dean Murphy
Since our foundation, ARCSHS has conducted groundbreaking research that has shaped responses to HIV and other blood-borne viruses in Australia.
Formerly called ‘social responses to HIV and viral hepatitis’, this research theme has thus far focused on issues related to diagnosis, treatment, care, clinical practice, sexuality, risk, pleasure, wellbeing and quality of life in the context of HIV and viral hepatitis.
Research in this area has informed national strategies, policy, and clinical and community practice.
Recent projects
- HIV Futures 11 - Now open for responses
- HIV Futures 10 - Quality of life among people living with HIV in Australia
- Previous iterations of HIV Futures
- HIV and hepatitis C Networks in Flux - Examining how sector relationships adapt to rapid change
- The Interruptions Study - Experiences of discontinuing PrEP
- The blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections stigma reduction toolkit - A stigma reduction toolkit for the Victorian healthcare workforce
- Addressing hepatitis-C-related legal, policy and practice discrimination in a post-cure world - A project aimed at supporting better legal, social and policy outcomes for Australians cured of hepatitis C.
- W3 Framework - Understanding, demonstrating, and improving the impact of peer work in public health
- Understanding experiences of telehealth care delivery for hepatitis C treatment in Australia
- VitalvoicesonhepC.org - Personal stories of hepatitis C, treatment and cure
- Asia-Pacific MSM Internet Study - A six-country feasibility survey examining HIV prevention and care need and engagement among men who have sex with men