GPs in England provide inadequate care for Black people with HIV, says charity | Aids and HIV
GPS in England fails in blacks who live with HIV due to the stigma associated with the virus and the lack of information, according to a report issued by a leading charity.
the a reportThe survey of 142 black people with HIV in London, found that nearly five (19 %) of the respondents said they avoided going to their doctor for fear of treatment differently due to the state of HIV.
Five respondents from the poll also said they had received inappropriate comments, questions or inappropriate questions from GPS, while 35 % said they were concerned about their treatment differently by GP employees.
One of the respondents said: “He asked me by my doctor how a person like you gets HIV. At that time I had no words, I was shocking from the question.”
Another respondent said: “[My] GP was rude to me. When I discovered that I am pregnant, she said, “Who told you to carry when you have HIV?” Another respondent stated that one of the doctors in their practice “will put the gloves and open the window before you examine me.”
In general, 13 % of the respondents said they refused a medical procedure or a drug by GP, and a third (30 %) said they had not been consulted by GP about their medical care or treatment.
The report comes as the government is obligated to reach Zero HIV transmission by 2030. Black is not affected by HIV: although only 4.2 % of England’s population is formed, black African societies in 2023 accounted for 48 % of new HIV diagnostics.
The report was martyred with issues such as GP work, a lack of cultural efficiency, and the lack of information between GPS and other primary care employees, all of them lead to the poorest health results in these cases.
“The lack of culturally designed health care is harmful to health [and] The welfare of black societies, and while we are working to improve the quality of the lives of people who live with HIV, we must ask ourselves – who we leave behind?
“A diverse community like people with HIV requires a health care system that adapts to the various needs of its patients.”
Agunbiade added: “What we saw in this report talks about a greater need for the government and our citizen health The service to address the stigma, cultural and confidential efficiency, and accessibility, so black societies and any other person suffer from poor health results have a renewed faith in primary care.
“Our research shows that only a person’s care will help us achieve our goals of ending the transplants of new HIV and improving health results for people who already live with HIV.”
“The data provided in this report draws a blatant and discreet image of deep, radical, irreversible issues that the recommendations of this report must be implemented in an impartially proportional and space for primitive maintenance with basic wires.
A NHS spokesman said: “It is unacceptable for blacks to suffer from sponsorships and NHS is still committed to reducing inequality because all patients, regardless of the background, deserve the best treatment and feel their fears listen to their fears,” a NHS spokesman said.
“We know that there is more work that must be done to address racist variations, and we will continue to work via NHS to ensure personal and fair care for people with HIV.”
