Gay & Bisexual Men's Project Evaluation Report

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Figure 1. Satisfaction with life in general before and after accessing Positively UK's Gay Men's Project 35

Number of respondents

30

Satisfaction with life before accessing Pos UK Gay Men's Project

25 20 15

Satisfaction with life after accessing Pos UK Gay Men's Project

10 5 0 Extremely Dissatisfied Slightly dissatisfied dissatisfied

Neither Slightly satisfied satisfied nor dissatisfied Reported level of satisfaction

Satisfied

Extremely satisfied

“The services and opportunities provided by Positively UK’s Gay and Bisexual men’s project have been a powerful force for good in my post diagnosis life. Thanks in part to the project, along with my excellent medical teams, I am now undetectable, living happily with my negative partner, going from strength to strength in my job, participating in sports training, travelling abroad, and I rarely have to think about HIV at all… In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever felt healthier or happier” Participant 12, survey






Figure 2: Age Range of Survey Respondents vs Project Participants 60

50

40

Survey Respondents 30

Project Participants

20

10

0 20 years and under

21 to 25 years

26 - 30 years31 - 35 years36 - 40 years41 - 45 years46 - 50 years51 - 60 years 61 or older


Figure 3: Employment status of Survey Respondents vs Project Participants 140

120

100

80

Survey Respondents 60

Project Participants

40

20

0 Full time waged employment

Part time Self employed Unemployed waged employment

Student

Retired

No right to work

Other



Figure 5: Ethnicity of Survey Respondents vs Project Participants Other ethnic group

Black/African/Caribbean/Black British

Project Participants Asian/Asian British

Survey Respondents

Mixed/multiple ethnic group

White

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200


Figure 6. Educational Level of Survey Respondents Rather not say 3%

Other 2%

Secondary level 10%

Vocational/technical training e.g. NVG/HND 20%

Degree level and above 65%



Figure 7. Services accessed through Positively UK's Gay Men's Project Saturday Gay Talk

Services offered

Recently diagnosed workshops Gay Talk Social Gay Talk Facebook page Gay Talk WhatsApp group One to one mentoring Other one to one support and advice Referral to external agencies 0

10 20 30 40 50 Number of participants who accessed the services

60


Figure 8. Satisfaction with External Referrals Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 10% Slightly satisfied 5%

Extremely satisfied 60%

Satisfied 25%


“I feel much happier in my life. It’s no longer the end of the world. I still need more [support] but I am getting there” Participant 9, survey

“You have information as an expert. A doctor who has information from reading books and scientific papers has no idea of what it means to live with HIV. But members of the support groups are experts. Sharing the information is giving back to the community – helping each other. Making each other stronger and better” Participant 4, peer mentor, interviews


“It was refreshing to meet so many people living with HIV and to hang out in the GayTalk events, gay social and online forum… meeting even straight men and women and hearing their stories made me feel less isolated. I feel I am part of the society after all… I am also confident enough to manage my life with HIV and to manage my relationship with my friends better” Participant 1, interview

“I hoped to make some friends at GayTalk but haven’t managed that yet. I’m still struggling to be myself and find it hard to talk to other people” Participant 26, survey


“I know I must stop… and I am working on it. I am getting help for it… I am not sure… I don’t know if they [Positively UK] do anything drugs related… you quickly realize nobody is talking about drugs… you avoid mentioning your drug issues” Participant 7, interview

“This [Recently Diagnosed] workshop and the ‘Stigma workshop’ saved my life, it empowered me to look at my diagnosis with a positive light and gave me the tools to face my diagnosis with confidence” Participant 20, Survey


Number of respondents

35

Figure 9. Satisfaction with life in general before and after accessing Positively UK's Gay Men's Project

30 25

Satisfaction with life before accessing Pos UK Gay Men's Project

20 15

Satisfaction with life after accessing Pos UK Gay Men's Project

10 5 0 Extremely Dissatisfied Slightly Neither Slightly dissatisfied dissatisfied satisfied satisfied nor dissatisfied Reported level of satisfaction

Satisfied

Extremely satisfied





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