The research upon which this report is written from was an online survey distributed to people who have
used, or are currently using, Positively UK’s peer support service. Participants were also recruited through
internal local meetings and word of mouth
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The survey was also offered as a paper version to those without access to the internet. I n total we received
1 22 paper surveys (89%) and these surveys were entered into the online survey by Positively UK volunteers.
The survey opened on 27th June and closed on 1 1 th Nov 201 3
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Who we reached
1 37 people completed the survey in total. I t was not possible to achieve an entirely representative
geographic split and most of the respondents lived in or around London where Positively UK directly
delivers one-to-one and group support. The population reflected the people who access Positively UK’s
support services.
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71 .5% surveyed were female (n=98) and 28.5% were men (n=39)
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64.7% were Black-African (n=86) and 7.5% White British (n=1 0)
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85.2% surveyed were heterosexual (n=1 09) and 8.6% gay (n=1 1 ) 4.7% bisexual (n=6) and
1 .6% lesbian (n=2)
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Average age of respondents – 46yrs 7mths (range 1 5-73yrs)
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Average length of time living with HI V – 1 1 yrs 2mths
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Average length of time accessing services from Pos UK – average 5yrs 1 1 mths
Age
How we did it
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Gender
Sexuality
Ethnicity
Age
