All Outputs (27)

Sexual health and gender based violence needs of refugees and asylum seekers (2024)
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Introduction

An overview of sexual health and gender-based violence (GBV) for refugees and asylum seekers (R+AS) in the UK will be presented. Sparse data and large research gaps allow only a glimpse of the context of global movement and the experi... Read More about Sexual health and gender based violence needs of refugees and asylum seekers.

National survey of GUM services on Disclosure of sexual violence In Sexual Health (DISH) (2024)
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Healthcare and sexual health have a central role to play in the prevention of Gender Based Violence or Violence Against Women and Girls, particularly on the identification of sexual and domestic violence/abuse. Healthcare should be able to identify s... Read More about National survey of GUM services on Disclosure of sexual violence In Sexual Health (DISH).

Silent suffering: The unmet sexual health needs of male sex workers (2024)
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Introduction:
The health and wellbeing need of Male Sex Workers (MSWs) are largely informed by misconceptions of sexual labour that drive physical health interventions to focus on perceived needs around sexual health and wellbeing. Findings from th... Read More about Silent suffering: The unmet sexual health needs of male sex workers.

Paediatric SARC sexual health follow-up (2023)
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Project

Young people using a Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) in the southwest UK were involved in a co-production approach to redesign their journey from the service onwards to sexual health care in a range of settings. These young people h... Read More about Paediatric SARC sexual health follow-up.

Asking and telling: Addressing sexual violence in sexual health services – a UK national survey of practice. (2023)
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Sexual abuse and violence (SV/A) are common and rates are increasing. Criminal justice data shows most (85%) do not report. The harm from sexual violence ripples across generations, impacting individuals' capacity to work, and participate in family a... Read More about Asking and telling: Addressing sexual violence in sexual health services – a UK national survey of practice..

Capturing clouds - Listening to young survivors in the design of their journey through paediatric sexual abuse referral centre services (2023)
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Project

Young people using a Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) in the southwest UK were involved in a co-production approach to redesign their journey from the service onwards to sexual health care in a range of settings. These young people h... Read More about Capturing clouds - Listening to young survivors in the design of their journey through paediatric sexual abuse referral centre services.

"I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want" The health and wellbeing needs of male sex workers (2023)
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Background:
Male sex workers continue to be underrepresented in both the academic literature and across health and service care provision. Previous attempts to address health and wellbeing needs are limited to a sexual health focus or are based on t... Read More about "I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want" The health and wellbeing needs of male sex workers.

Sexual health follow up after visiting a paediatric SARC: Learning from survivor voice (2023)
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Title: Sexual Health Follow Up after visiting a Paediatric SARC: learning from survivor voice

Aim We listened to children and young people, parents/carers and health professionals with experience sexual health follow up (SHFU) after visiting a pae... Read More about Sexual health follow up after visiting a paediatric SARC: Learning from survivor voice.

XXX-essing support: Improving health and wellbeing for sex workers-a review of evidence (2022)
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Purpose:
To establish the state of the evidence-base around psychosocial interventions that support sex worker wellbeing in order to inform policy and practice within a resource rich geographical context.

Background:
Interventions to support s... Read More about XXX-essing support: Improving health and wellbeing for sex workers-a review of evidence.

Removing barriers to increase reporting panel discussion with Warwick University, UCL and UWE Bristol (2020)
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Are psychosocial interventions effective at increasing condom use among black men? (2020)
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A matter of guesSWork... are sexual health services meeting the needs of male sex workers? (2020)
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Introduction:
Male sex workers (MSW’s) are reported to have poorer sexual health outcomes in comparison to their female counterparts, often experiencing barriers to accessing prevention or treatment services with little research evidencing their exp... Read More about A matter of guesSWork... are sexual health services meeting the needs of male sex workers?.

Understanding sexual violence at University: An evidence based response (2020)
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P254 Barriers to sexual assault disclosure within sexual health services: a mixed method/population study (2019)
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Background: Internationally, the UN reports that an estimated 1 in 3 women experience physical/sexual violence during their lifetime. These rates vary across cultures, age, gender and sexual identity. However, what does not vary is that the majority... Read More about P254 Barriers to sexual assault disclosure within sexual health services: a mixed method/population study.

Patient voice in sexual health (2019)
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Multiple Abortions: The experiences of women who request them and the staff who provide them (2018)
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Therapeutic writing for eating disorders: A systematic review (2018)
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There is a need for new and creative psychological therapies for anorexia in particular, as it has the highest bed cost and the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric condition, and few NICE recommended clinical treatments. Interventions which ca... Read More about Therapeutic writing for eating disorders: A systematic review.

The effectiveness of electronic cigarettes compared with recommended methods for smoking cessation: A systematic literature review (2018)
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Post-surgical cliff after bariatric surgery: Accounts of patients and their healthcare practitioners (2017)
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The superiority of bariatric surgery for improving medical outcomes in severely obese individuals when compared to other weight loss interventions remains undisputed. However, knowledge about the psychological impact of the procedure on people’s live... Read More about Post-surgical cliff after bariatric surgery: Accounts of patients and their healthcare practitioners.

Could therapeutic writing improve outcomes for adult clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa? A systematic review (2017)
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This poster will present the results of a recently completed systematic review examining whether therapeutic writing could improve outcomes for clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. There is a great need for new and creative psychological therapi... Read More about Could therapeutic writing improve outcomes for adult clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa? A systematic review.