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Understanding HIV/AIDS: Risks, Myths, and Prevention

Learn about the HIV epidemic in the 1980s and its impact in Canada and worldwide. Discover how HIV is transmitted, high-risk behaviors, and ways to practice safer sex. Address stigma and discrimination as barriers in HIV prevention, testing, care, and treatment.

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Understanding HIV/AIDS: Risks, Myths, and Prevention

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  1. 1980s AIDS EPIDEMIC

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  3. In Canada Worldwide • 56,000 people are HIV positive • 17,000 are unaware they are infected • 17% rise in infection rates • 91% increase in infection rates among Aboriginal people • 42 million people living with HIV • 18 million orphaned because of HIV

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  5. H I V Human Immuno-deficiency Virus

  6. A I D S Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome

  7. HIV found in: Semen Vaginal fluid Blood Breast milk BUT NOT IN SALIVA, TEARS, NASAL MUCOUS, SWEAT...

  8. High Risk Unprotected vaginal or anal sex Unsterilized, used tattoo or piercing equipment Sharing needles and drug injection equipment RISKS FOR HIV INFECTION

  9. RISKS FOR HIVINFECTION • Lower Risk • Unprotected oral sex • Sharing sex toys • Pregnancy/breastfeeding

  10. Consider…. • Effects of alcohol/drugs on judgment • “HIV Cocktails” lead to misconception that HIV is chronic and curable

  11. Woman AFRICAN CANADIAN man homosexual youth rural CAUCASIAN transgendered heterosexual urban ASIAN ABORIGINAL bisexual

  12. No Risk • Casual everyday contact • Shaking hands, hugging, kissing • Coughs and sneezes • Giving blood • Public pools, public toilet seats • Sharing eating utensils, water fountains

  13. SAFER SEX No Risk • Fantasizing • Hand-holding • Phone sex • Bubble baths • Massage • Cybersex • Hugging • Mutual masturbation • Watching erotic videos

  14. STIGMA Stigma is applied to a feature or characteristic of a person or a group of people in order to discredit, devalue or reject the individual or the group.

  15. DISCRIMINATION Discrimination is treating someone differently or unfairly based on the stigma attached to a trait or characteristic of that person.

  16. Stigma & Discrimination Barriers to: Prevention Testing Care Treatment

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