African Australians living with HIV: a case series from Victoria

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CL designed the study and developed data collection tools in close consultation with SB, JG, MH, AS and BB. CL collected and analysed the data. BB was the principal investigator for the project of which this study formed a part. CL took primary responsibility for writing the article. The authors thank the research assistants, their affiliated community groups, study participants and the doctors and other clinic staff who assisted with recruitment. Thanks are due to Jim Black for advice on study design, Tim Spelman and Maelenn Gouillou for advice on statistical analysis, and to Rebecca Guy, Isabel Bergeri and Carol El-Hayek for reports and advice on Victorian HIV surveillance data. The authors are grateful for the financial and material support provided by the Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Infectious Diseases and the Department of Medicine, the financial support received from the Victorian Government Department of Human Services, the Victor Hurley Research Fund and the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, and the material support provided by the Burnet Institute and the Victorian Infectious Diseases Service.