Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report

Healthissue/conditionHIVProtectedcharacteristicAvailabilityLocal dataAreascoveredSex N 2010Gender Reassignment,Religion and belief, SexualOrientationRaceNTHWFwww.brap.org.ukRegional/national/international dataYear Available Year200820092008128NoYes 2010Gender reassignment Yes 2007Sexual orientation TH 2009 Yes 2007What the evidence is sayingNewham – see above data on ethnicity/ genderNational - The frequency of diabetes in England ishigher in men than in women. However, womenwith diabetes are at relatively greater risk of dyingthan men with diabetes - in comparison withwomen and men who do not have diabetes.Newham – 65% of people infected were BlackAfricanTower Hamlets – 68% of people infected werefrom White ethnic group compared to 14% BlackAfrican. 64% of HIV cases in Black Africansdiagnosed late compared to 38% of HIV in menwho have sex with men diagnosed late.Waltham Forest – Amongst males, majoritydiagnosed with HIV were white. Amongst femalesmajority diagnosed were Black African.A 2007 Department of Health document claimed,“a US study found (MTF) trans women to have thehighest incidence of HIV infection of any riskgroup; however, HIV infections are not a major riskfactor in the UK, mainly because sex work orrecreational drug use is not usual in UK transcultures.”Tower Hamlets – 70.5% of HIV cases in TowerHamlets are in men who have sex with men. In2009 38% of people with HIV in this group werediagnosed late.National – 5.4% of men who have sex with menaged 15-44 were infected with HIV.