social research

Online survey on internet use and men's social and sexual lives

A new survey for gay, bisexual or same-sex- attracted men is now underway and inviting participants to join the online study and provide information which is investigating how internet use relates to different aspects of men's social and sexual lives.

Futures 5: an improving picture, but only just

People living with HIV are doing better on treatments and are more likely to be in employment than they were two years ago, but many are still living in poverty and increasingly concerned about the long-term impact of HIV treatments, according to the latest HIV Futures report.

Positively identified

Is being HIV-positive an innate part of our identities as positive people, or has the concept of “HIV identity” become less significant in the post-HAART era? DAVID MENADUE investigates.

Making it real: Activating our Care and Support Response

The care and support needs of positive people are changing and remain poorly understood. A landmark NAPWA project aims to improve our knowledge in this important area, writes PETER CANAVAN.

Constructing knowledge

It’s time to bring people living with HIV/AIDS more closely into the social research which seeks to understand their lives, writes JOHN RULE.

On the shoulders of giants

The annual conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) was held in Hobart, Tasmania, from 24-27 August.

Lives under the microscope

 Our lives as positive people are constantly under scrutiny by researchers. The resulting research reports may talk about our quality of life, but do they add to it? JOHN RULE reports on the business of ‘meaning making’.

New Study highlights need for ongoing education campaigns.

The National Association for People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) says that the Facts and Figures: 2000 Male Out Survey released by the National Centre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR website.

“>NCHSR) showed that attitudes towards HIV positive people continued to be a very real issue in the community.