The Legal Needs of People Living with a Sexually Transmissible Infection or Blood-Borne Virus: Perspectives From a Sample of the Australian Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Workforce

Carter, DJ; Riley, B; Evans, R; Rahmani, A; Vogl, A; Stratigos, A; Brown, JJ; Robertson, H; Travaglia, J

The Legal Needs of People Living with a Sexually Transmissible Infection or Blood-Borne Virus: Perspectives From a Sample of the Australian Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Workforce

Carter, DJ Riley, B Evans, R

Rahmani, A

Vogl, A

Stratigos, A Brown, JJ Robertson, H Travaglia, J

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Citation:: Journal of law and medicine, 2023, 30, (3), pp. 706-715
Issue Date:: 2023-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Carter, DJ
dc.contributor.author	Riley, B
dc.contributor.author	Evans, R https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2444-0173
dc.contributor.author	Rahmani, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7272-9106
dc.contributor.author	Vogl, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6327-0524
dc.contributor.author	Stratigos, A
dc.contributor.author	Brown, JJ
dc.contributor.author	Robertson, H
dc.contributor.author	Travaglia, J
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-29T00:44:15Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-29T00:44:15Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of law and medicine, 2023, 30, (3), pp. 706-715
dc.identifier.issn	1320-159X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/179309
dc.description.abstract	Law and the legal environment are important factors in the epidemiology and prevention of sexually transmissible infections STIs and blood borne viruses BBVs However there has been no sustained effort to monitor the legal environment surrounding STIs and BBVs This article presents the first data on the incidence and impacts of unmet legal needs for those affected by an STI or BBV in Australia using a survey administered to a sample of the Australian sexual health and BBV workforce Migration Housing Money Debt Health including complaints about health services and Crime accused offender were reported as the five most common legal need areas with 60 of respondents describing these legal problems as generating a severe impact on health These results indicate that unmet legal needs generate significant negative impacts in terms of individual health on public health and the ability to provide sustainable services such as testing and treatment to those facing unmet legal needs
dc.language	en
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dc.subject	11 Medical and Health Sciences, 18 Law and Legal Studies, 22 Philosophy and Religious Studies
dc.subject.classification	4203 Health services and systems
dc.subject.classification	4804 Law in context
dc.title	The Legal Needs of People Living with a Sexually Transmissible Infection or Blood-Borne Virus: Perspectives From a Sample of the Australian Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Workforce
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pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
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Abstract:

Law and the legal environment are important factors in the epidemiology and prevention of sexually transmissible infections STIs and blood borne viruses BBVs However there has been no sustained effort to monitor the legal environment surrounding STIs and BBVs This article presents the first data on the incidence and impacts of unmet legal needs for those affected by an STI or BBV in Australia using a survey administered to a sample of the Australian sexual health and BBV workforce Migration Housing Money Debt Health including complaints about health services and Crime accused offender were reported as the five most common legal need areas with 60 of respondents describing these legal problems as generating a severe impact on health These results indicate that unmet legal needs generate significant negative impacts in terms of individual health on public health and the ability to provide sustainable services such as testing and treatment to those facing unmet legal needs

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