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The methods and results of STI and BBV screening in this population are described.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A dedicated clinic 0.4 miles from the largest contingency hotel opened in January 2023, advertised through targeted hotel-based outreach. A hotel-based clinic opened in 2024.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective case-note review of all asylum seekers attending sexual health services in Hounslow between 01\/02\/2011 and 01\/12\/2023 was conducted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>192 asylum seekers were included. 80 (41.7%) required translators. 111 (57.8%) were not registered with a GP. Thirty-three (17.2%) had a safeguarding concern. Eleven (9.2%) service users tested positive for HIV, two (1.7%) had a positive Hepatitis B surface antigen and three (2.5%) had a positive Hepatitis C antibody. Three (2.5%) required treatment for syphilis, six (4.5%) tested positive for gonorrhoea and 17 (12.7%) tested positive for chlamydia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Rates of STIs in this cohort were high: 9.2% HIV and 12.7%\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Chlamydia<\/jats:italic>\n                      prevalence versus 0.17% and 0.29% respectively in England. Patterns of STIs in this cohort differed from national trends. Targeted outreach can improve engagement, testing and care in excluded populations.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/09564624251382060","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,7]],"date-time":"2025-10-07T23:35:56Z","timestamp":1759880156000},"page":"197-201","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Outcomes from sexual health outreach in asylum seekers in the London borough of Hounslow"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"37","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6395-9214","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alissa","family":"Ambrose","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Sussex"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Susannah","family":"Ramshaw","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sexual health and HIV medicine, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lauren","family":"Bull","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sexual health and HIV medicine, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Akash","family":"Kotecha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"General Internal Medicine, Barts Health NHS Trust"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ellen","family":"Dwyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sexual health and HIV medicine, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_2","unstructured":"UNHCR. 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