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Director, Centre for the Study of Sexual Health and HIV - Homerton University Hospital |
Contact details:
| Tel: | +44 20 8510 7983 |
| Fax: | +44 20 8510 7989 |
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| Address: | Centre for Immunology and Infectious Disease, |
Biography:
Qualified in 1984 from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School London University after completing a B.Sc and PhD in human nutrition. Post qualification training in general medicine and HIV at St. Mary's, Northwick Park and The Middlesex Hospitals. Appointed senior lecturer in HIV medicine at Barts in 1990 establishing HIV services and developing undergraduate teaching programmes in HIV and STIs. In 2004 took up the position of Director, Centre for the Study of HIV and Sexual Health at Homerton University Hospital.
Research Interests:
Research questions exploring relationships between the biological and psychosocial aspects of HIV infection are embedded in the clinical setting and reflect the diversity of the patient population in East London . HIV in ethnic minority and migrant populations in the UK, many of whom are women, are at the centre of the research programme. Outcomes are translated back to the clinical environment and are directly relevant to patient care and the prevention of onward transmission. Research collaborations exist with various departments at QMUL and with City University , University College London, Bristol University , Oxford University , The Institute of Education and Goldsmith's college,. The group participates in multi -centre UK studies (e.g. MRC Clinical Trials programme, UK CHIC and the UK HIV resistance data base) pharmaceutical company studies and international collaborations (e.g. the European HIV 2 partnership and a research partnership with Pretoria University , South Africa ).
Research partnerships exist with key investigators within QMUL including work on neutralising antibody responses to the range of HIV subtypes that are found in East London ( Prof McKnight) , the natural history and treatment of HIV 2 ( DR Jane Deayton) and aspects of HIV diagnosis in primary care settings ( Prof. Chris Griffiths). Projects in partnership with City University led to the characterisation of the HIV clinic attending population in North East London, which has given information on over 1,700 patients, allowing insights into their treatment, sexual behaviours and social circumstances providing a robust evidence base for the development of HIV health and social care. A qualitative study with people living with HIV across the UK has resulted both in deeper understanding or HIV prevention and the role of prayer and spirituality as well as resulting in the development of a high quality online information resource about HIV for patients and staff ( www.DIPEx.org ). A joint City University / Homerton project funded by the MRC is exploring the ways in which sexual health services meet the needs of ethnic minority men who have sex with men. With Bristol University a programme of qualitative work with people from African backgrounds in the UK has resulted in detailed information on the interrelationships between HIV, gender, sexual orientation and migration, which has provided unique insights into the health and social care needs of the fastest growing social grouping of people with HIV in the UK. New studies include an investigation into the meaning and uses of medication (including traditional and complementary therapies) amongst African people with HIV in the UK, reproductive decision making by women living with HIV, uses of internet and health seeking behavior amongst people living with HIV, and a Department of Health funded study into the feasibility of extending HIV testing into a range of acute medical settings.
Key Publications
• Ridge, D., Williams, I., Anderson , J . & Elford, J. (2008) Like a prayer: the role of spirituality and religion for people living with HIV in the UK . Sociology of Health & Illness, 30 , 413-428
• Paparini S, Doyal L, Anderson J . "˜I count myself as being in a different world". African gay and bisexual men living with HIV in London . An exploratory study. AIDS Care 2 008;20(5):601 - 605.
• Doyal L, Paparini S, Anderson J . 'Elvis Died and I was Born': Black African Men Negotiating Same-Sex Desire in London . Sexualities 2008;11(1-2):171-192.
• Ibrahim F, Anderson J , Bukutu C, Elford J. Social and economical hardship among people living with HIV in London . HIV Medicine 2008;9(8):616 -624
• De Ruiter A, Mercey D, Anderson J , Chakraborty R, Clayden P, Foster G, et al. British HIV Association and Children's HIV Association guidelines for the management of HIV infection in pregnant women 2008. HIV Medicine 2008;9:452-502
• Sherr L, Lampe F, Fisher M, Arthur G, Anderson J, Zetler S, et al. Suicidal Ideation in UK HIV clinic attenders. AIDS 2008;22(13):1651–1658.
• Ridge D, Ziebland S, Anderson J , Williams I, Elford J. Positive prevention: contemporary issues facing HIV positive people negotiating sex in the UK . Soc Sci Med 2007;65(4):755-70
• Elford J, Ibrahim F, Bukutu C, Anderson J . Sexual behaviour of people living with HIV in London: implications for HIV transmission. AIDS 2007;21 Suppl 1:S63-70
• Elford J, Anderson J , Bukutu C, Ibrahim F. HIV in East London : ethnicity, gender and risk. Design and methods. BMC Public Health 2006;6:150
• Doyal L, Anderson J . 'My fear is to fall in love again...' how HIV-positive African women survive in London . Soc Sci Med 2005;60(8):1729-38
>> Publications since 2001
