The EXTEND-PREFER Project has developed educational videos discussing the different contraceptive methods available in Australia. This video has also been translated into Arabic, Cantonese, Hindi and Mandarin.
Please find an interactive map that shows increase in incidence of diseases such as Gonorrhoea and syphilis that are all STIs. We do not have any specific data as per community groups. But you can look into each LGA on the map.
Sexual and reproductive health hubs are available for all Victorian women, girls and gender diverse people throughout community health services in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. You usually do not need a referral to make an appointment.
CEH’s Multicultural Health & Support Service works with communities and health professionals to promote the health and wellbeing of people from refugee and migrant backgrounds, asylum seekers and international students. Its goal is to prevent new incidences and transmission of STIs, HIV, blood borne viruses (BBVs) and viral hepatitis among these communities.
This study is based on qualitative research that was underpinned by intersectionality theory, cultural competency and phenomenology. Aims and objectives: The aim of this study is to discuss the contraception knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of African Australian teenagers and women with a refugee background in Melbourne.