Transcript rubsi - the Everywhere Project

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Everywhere
A European Methodological Model of HIV
Prevention in Men who have Sex with Men (MSM):
Everywhere
RUBSI
Nicosia, 28th & 29th Jan, 2010
The Everywhere Project is co-funded by the European
Commission (Executive Agency for Health and Consumers)
Activities Done/
Processes engaged with
 Translations
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Leaflet
Condom Pack
Interviews Schedule
Participant Consent Form
Participant Information Sheet
Social Mediation Training Workbook
 Excel Everywhere Protocol Template
 Interviews
 14 face to face interviews
 Pilot : met up with five homosexual and five heterosexual individuals
 Executive Summary
INTERVIEWS (1)
 14 face to face interviews, between 12 -18 November 2009, in Cyprus
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19 open-ended questions
Snowball and Non Probability Sampling technique
English and Greek documents
Informed consent
Age:20 to 51 and over
 Nationalities
 Greek-Cypriots (78.6 % , n=11)
 Foreigner EU citizens ( 21.4 % , n= 3)
 Venues and Business located in or related to gay circles
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Cafeterias and Restaurants (42.9%, n=6)
Darkrooms and gay clubs (14.3%, n=2 )
Gay friendly hotels (14.3%, n=2)
Travel agency (7.1%, n=1)
Hair Salons (14.3%, n=2)
Catering and Organizing Events (7.1%, n=1)
INTERVIEWS (2)
Gender
Males ((64.3%, n=9)
Females (35.7%, n=5)
Sexual Orientation
Transvestite (7.1%, n=1)
Heterosexual (64.3%, n=9)
Lesbian (7.1%,n=1)
Gay (14.3%, n=2)
Bisexual (7.1%, n=1)
Occupation
Owner and Manager( 57.1%, n=8)
Employee, Receptionist (14.3%, n=2)
Manager(14.3%, n=2)
Supervision, Assistant Manager(14.3%, n=2)
INTERVIEWS (3)
 No knowledge of any other projects similar to Everywhere
 No actual involvement in any HIV/STI prevention schemes
 No knowledge of places where MSM can get information
 Vast majority reported that is very difficult to get information
 All liked the idea of having HIV prevention for MSM in sex venues
 Vast majority was positive with the idea of HIV prevention for MSM in
non-sex venues
 92.9 % (n=13): positive with the idea about HIV prevention and
promotion in their business
 71.4 % (n=10): no obstacles in doing HIV prevention in their business
INTERVIEWS (4)
 78.6 %(n=11) would like to have free material for the HIV promotion
 92.9% (n=13) would like to do sexual health promotion in their
business but not only for MSM
 57.1% (n=8) : exceptionally good idea to involve venues in sexual
health promotion but not only for MSM
 28.6% (n=4): will not benefit being awarded the Everywhere Seal;
discrimination and unfair
 63.9% (n=9): will have disadvantages being awarded the Everywhere
Seal
 49.7% (n=7): to overcome disadvantages suggested publicity of the
Seal; be an award and not warning; having no criteria ;no need or
utility of the award
 78.6% (n=11): interested in being accredited with the Everywhere Seal
of quality; 6 out of 11 not interested if is for MSM only and under
specific conditions
Issues to focus on
 78.1% (n=7) made negative comments and expressed negative
feelings for the Everywhere Seal
 Only 21.3% (n=3) said that Everywhere Seal is ‘good idea’; but
should be for all people and placed in both heterosexual & nonheterosexual venues
 According to the majority of the interviewees the Seal is:
 Discriminatory act against straight and gay people
 Suggests that HIV/AIDS is closely related to gay men
 Unfair; treat gay in a special way by giving ‘extra attention and value to
gay’
 Wrong
 Offensive
 Unreasonable
 Stupid idea
Issues to focus on
 Seal will:
 Stigmatize people and business
 Harm gay people in Cyprus
 Everywhere may be appropriate for other countries but not for
Cyprus
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Adjust Everywhere to Cypriot culture
Stop the project since it will harm gay people in Cyprus
Everywhere should be addressed to prevention of AIDS for all people
Everywhere campaign addressed only to MSM will be clear
discrimination
Everywhere campaign must be focused on young people
 Social constructs in Cyprus contribute to discrimination against
gay people through the discrepancy between the people’s
attitudes and behaviors
Future directions of research
 A larger random sample size may identify further correlations
 Future careful assessment of social constructs in different
populations, particularly with respect to attitudes and behaviors, will
be a critical next step in the development of effective culturally
personalized health promotion interventions and development of
strategies
 Future research is required to study how inconsistent non LGBT
individuals’ behaviors influence LGBT individuals’ cognitive
processes and behavioral outcomes
 The impact of Immigration in Cyprus
 Ethnic minority MSM/Health promotion