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Frequently Asked Questions about HIV/AIDS - 2002

Publication type: 
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
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Agency: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Clearinghouse
Sponsor: 
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Date: 
2002-03
Pages: 
60
Summary: 
30 information sheets containing answers to 30 frequently asked questions of clients of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Clearinghouse. The sheets cover many topics, including the origins of HIV; HIV and AIDS definitions; HIV risks (sexual, drug use and alcohol, tattooing and piercing, mother-to-child transmission, anal sex, barebacking); harm reduction and safer sex methods; discussing condom use with partners; condom alternatives; the female condom; microbicides and post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV; HIV testing; HIV risk associated with gender, sexual orientation, age, travel to other countries; and the connections between HIV and Hepatitis C and Tuberculosis.
Keywords: 
Canadian HIV/AIDS Clearinghouse; Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA); HIV treatment; HIV risks; HIV prevention; mother to child transmission; drug use; vaccines; harm reduction; public health; women and HIV; gender; Hepatitis C (HCV); tuberculosis (TB); microbicides; HIV testing