Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and migrant “risk environments”: The case of the Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrant community in the West Midlands of the UK

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazel R. Barrett ◽  
Betselot Mulugeta
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
The West ◽  
Risk Environments ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Refugee and Immigrant Community Health Champions: a Qualitative Study of Perceived Barriers to Service Access and Utilisation of the National Health Service (NHS) in the West Midlands, UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Mudyarabikwa ◽  
Krishna Regmi ◽  
Sinead Ouillon ◽  
Raymond Simmonds
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Service Access ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
The West ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
Barriers To Service ◽  
The Uk

AbstractThere has been much discussion recently that better healthcare systems lead to increased service access and utilisation. However, there are still concerns raised among the refugee and immigrant communities about barriers to access and utilisation of primary healthcare services in the UK. This study aimed to explore with refugee and immigrant community health champions (CHCs) their perceptions about such barriers based on feedback in their own discussions with fellow refugees, asylum-seekers and immigrants in the West Midlands, UK. A total of 42 refugees and immigrants were recruited. Qualitative design-focused group discussions were conducted among purposively selected participants. These discussions were conducted between May and September 2019, and data were analysed using thematic analysis. The barriers to service access and utilisation are categorised into four themes: (i) knowledge about health issues that most affected refugees and immigrants; (ii) community indications of factors that obstructed service access; (iii) challenges in identifying local teams involved in service provision; and (iv) accurate knowledge about the different teams and their roles in facilitating access. This study higlighted that the levels of service access and utilisation would depend on the competence and effectiveness of the health system. Urgency and seriousness of individuals’ healthcare needs were the factors that were perceived to strongly influence refugees and immigrants to seek and utilise local services. We identified a number of potential barriers and challenges to service access and utilisation that should be overcome if primary healthcare service is to be planned and delivered effectively, efficiently and equitably in the West Midlands.

scholarly journals Analysis of failed appointments in a genitourinary department in the West Midlands of the UK.

1993 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-323
Author(s):  
A A Opaneye ◽  
E Parker ◽  
J Bailey ◽  
M Walzman ◽  
A A Wade
Keyword(s):  
The West ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
The Uk

Language variation in the West Midlands

English Today ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-60
Author(s):  
Natalie Braber
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Language Variation ◽  
The West ◽  
Indian English ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Hong Kong English

West Midlands English: Birmingham and The Black Country forms part of the series Dialects of English which has so far included volumes on varieties such as: Urban North-Eastern English, Hong Kong English, Newfoundland and Labrador English, Irish English, Indian English, New Zealand English, Singapore English and Northern and Insular Scots. As such, it follows the general format of the series which covers the history and geography of a region, chapters on phonetics and phonology, grammar, lexis and a survey of previous works and bibliography. This contribution to the series follows this same general format and makes it applicable to the West Midlands region of the UK.

scholarly journals Deadly Disease vs. Chronic Illness: Competing Understandings of HIV in the HIV Non-Disclosure Debate

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-42
Author(s):  
Erica Speakman ◽  
Dorothy Pawluch
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Chronic Illness ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
The West ◽  
Fundamental Nature ◽  
The Past ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Deadly Disease

Over the past several decades, understandings of what it means to have contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have shifted so that an infection once viewed as deadly and ultimately terminal is now largely regarded as chronic and manageable, at least in the West. Yet, the shift has not been complete. There are arenas of discourse where understandings of what health implications HIV carries with it are contested. One such space is the debate concerning the appropriate response to cases of HIV non-disclosure, that is, situations where individuals who are HIV-positive do not disclose their health status to intimate partners. This paper examines the competing constructions of HIV found within this debate, particularly as it has unfolded in Canada. Those who oppose the criminalization of non-disclosure tend to construct HIV as an infection that is chronic and manageable for those who have contracted it, not unlike diabetes. Those who support criminalization have mobilized a discourse that frames the infection as harmful and deadly. We use the case of the HIV non-disclosure debate to make the argument that representations of health conditions can become mired in larger social problems debates in ways that lead to contests over how to understand the fundamental nature of those conditions.

scholarly journals No Evidence for Reduced Hospital Admissions or Increased Deaths from Stroke or Heart Attack During COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Reeves ◽  
Samuel Watson ◽  
Tanya Pankhurst ◽  
Kamlesh Khunti ◽  
Suzy Gallier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Heart Attack ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Ambulance Service ◽  
St Elevation Myocardial Infarction ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
The West ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
St Elevation ◽  
The Uk

Articles in the UK press have claimed that hospital admissions for heart attack and stroke have declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, data from the West Midlands Ambulance Service have not shown any reduction in call-outs for patients with stroke or ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. This study examined data from University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, comparing admissions from week 1 of 2016 to week 17 of 2019, with the same period in 2020, pre- and post-lockdown. The results showed that there was no evidence of a reduction in the overall mean number of admissions of patients with these conditions in the post-lockdown period.

scholarly journals HIV infection in the west region of Pará

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. e38938
Author(s):  
Carla Beatriz Bezerra Melo ◽  
Jord Thyego Simplício De Lima ◽  
Juciele Faria Silva ◽  
Erek Fonseca Da Silva ◽  
João Guilherme Pontes Lima Assy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Viral Load ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Detectable Viral Load ◽  
The West ◽  
Reference Center ◽  
West Region ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

Aims: knowledge of the patient’s profile, for the evaluation and suggested behaviors, promotes a favorable outcome. Thus, the objective of the study is to analyze the socioeconomic, clinical, and immunological characteristics of patients infected by the human immunodeficiency virus in the western region of the state of Pará.Methods: were analyzed 1966 medical records of patients whose first visit to a reference center, in the municipality of Santarém-PA, was between 1998 and 2018. Socioeconomic, clinical, and immunological information was collected from patient medical records. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, adopting p <0.05.Results: there was a predominance of males (62.5%), aged 20-39 years (69.1%), elementary school (58.6%), single (57.3%), and employed (66.4%). Immunosuppression was present in 22% of patients and a viral load was detectable in 66%. Tuberculosis (37%) and toxoplasmosis (23%) predominated as opportunistic infections, and syphilis (62.6%) and human papillomavirus (HPV; 14%) as other infections.Conclusions: it is concluded that both opportunistic infections and other infections were present in 25-22% of the patients and that the presence of opportunistic infections favors the installation of another infection, or vice versa. Toxoplasmosis, HPV, and syphilis are positively associated with men, and toxoplasmosis and tuberculosis with age >35 years. Immunosuppression was shown to be positively associated with men and age >35 years, as well as favoring the onset of tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis, and detectable viral load.

Educating for the Cooperative Society

2019 ◽  
pp. 355-373
Author(s):  
Suzanna Tomassi
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
The West ◽  
Cooperative Society ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter investigates the relationship between industry and academia from the perspective of industry. In addition to the theoretical review, it is based on feedback from industry leaders on how they see the role of their organizations in wider society. This chapter utilizes case studies to examine the relationship between specific companies, their academic partners, and the wider society. It focuses on the UK experience reflecting the location of its author. It specifically looks at the links between Coventry University, a British public institution located in the West Midlands, and its selected partners: the Unipart Group, Horiba MIRA, Interserve, and KPIT in India. It also refers to a bespoke Global Leaders Programme which is an exclusive, extra-curricular offering, designed to enhance students’ leadership and soft skills and prepare them for future employment after graduation. Wherever possible, the author aimed to obtain feedback from the industry representatives to assess their views on the impact of their companies on the wider society. In the same spirit, relevant colleagues from Coventry University were asked for their feedback to ensure that both perspectives were fairly captured. The examples given, and indeed, the philosophy behind the projects could be transferred to other countries and applied to other industries.

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