Should STD surveillance include ethnicity data?
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Australia is recognised as having one of the world’s most ethnically diverse populations, yet indicators of ethnicity are not consistently collected with data relating to HIV and sexually transmissible diseases. Such information is essential if we are to determine if people of non-English speaking backgrounds and other Australians are at equal risk of STDs. This has implications for effective planning in prevention and treatment. Current ethnicity data for STDs in Australia are examined. Suggestions are made for a staged framework for collecting such information and for uses of these data.
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