HIV Transmission: Guidelines for Assessing Risk - A Resource for Educators, Counsellors and Health Care Providers

The document is the fifth edition of a resource produced by the Canadian AIDS Society to provide individuals, educators, and health care providers with current information on assessing the risks of both HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) transmission. The guide includes: a quick reference section; background on the context and definitions for risk assessment and reduction; social aspects of HIV transmission like poverty, prisons, and substance abuse; specific transmission risk factors like sexual activities, drug use, other activities involving needles, mother-to-child transmission, and a section addressing less common factors. The authors also identify distinctions between HIV and HCV and include an appendix with suggestions for future readings.