Awareness of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, tuberculosis and COVID-19 in migrant students in the UK: a pilot survey from an Institute of Higher Education

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK; Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, UK.
² Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, UK; Department of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK.
³ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, UK; Department of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK. Electronic address: mp426@leicester.ac.uk.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, UK.
⁵ Department of Further Education, Leicester College, UK.
⁶ Department of Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK.
⁷ Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicsester, UK.
⁸ Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK.

Paul W Bird et al. J Infect. 2023 Apr.

. 2023 Apr;86(4):e94-e96.

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2023.02.017. Epub 2023 Feb 14.

¹ Department of Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK; Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, UK.
² Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, UK; Department of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK.
³ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, UK; Department of Infection and HIV Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK. Electronic address: mp426@leicester.ac.uk.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, UK.
⁵ Department of Further Education, Leicester College, UK.
⁶ Department of Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK.
⁷ Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicsester, UK.
⁸ Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK.

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