Where We Get Our Information

‘HIV A guide exploring what it is, how you get it, treatment and how to protect yourself’

Section 1: Are HIV and AIDS the same?

National AIDS Trust http://www.nat.org.uk/HIV-Facts/The-basics.aspx#about

Section 2: Is there a cure for HIV?

Peer reviewed by and wording supplied by Dr D Harte, Consultant in Sexual Health & HIV, Plymouth GUM (supplied using the Peer Review log on 19th June 2013)

Section 3: Could I get HIV?

National AIDS Trust http://www.nat.org.uk/HIV-Facts/The-basics.aspx#Prevention

Section 4: Transmission

National AIDS Trust – http://www.nat.org.uk/HIV-Facts/The-basics.aspx#Transmission

Section 5: Can a women living with HIV still have a baby?

National AIDS Trust – http://www.nat.org.uk/HIV-Facts/The-basics.aspx#Transmission

Section 6: Testing

Peer reviewed by and wording supplied by Dr D Harte, Consultant in Sexual Health & HIV, Plymouth GUM (supplied using the Peer Review log on 19th June 2013) and is in keeping with the Bristish Association for Sexual Health & HIV Guidelines (http://www.bashh.org/documents/2613.pdf)

NHS Choices – http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/HIV/Pages/Diagnosispg.aspx

Section 7: PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis)

National AIDS Trust – http://www.nat.org.uk/HIV-Facts/The-basics.aspx#Tests

Section 8: How can I protect myself

National AIDS Trust – http://www.nat.org.uk/HIV-Facts/The-basics.aspx#Prevention

Reviewed 20/6/14 – next review 19/6/15

‘KEEP CALM AND WEAR ONE – HIV/AIDS Sex and Young People’

Section 1 – What’s the big deal about HIV and AIDS?

Unicef – http://www.unicef.org/malaysia/AIDS-Info-for-Youth.pdf

Section 2 – So what are HIV and AIDS?

Terrence Higgins Trust – http://www.tht.org.uk/sexual-health/HIV-STIs/HIV-AIDS/what-are-HIV-and-AIDS_qm_

Section 3 – So how do you get infected with HIV?

Avert – http://www.avert.org/aids-information.htm

Section 5 – Diagnosis and treatment

Terrence Higgins Trust – http://www.tht.org.uk/sexual-health/HIV-STIs/HIV-AIDS/What-are-HIV-and-AIDS_qm_

(All of these links and the information they hold is upto date as of 01/07/2013 – next review date 30/06/2014)