1. Living with HIV in the UK
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2. What do you think of when you hear HIV?

3. Do you think of…

4. Think it doesn’t affect you?
There are over 80,000 people living with HIV in the UK
A third of them don’t know their diagnosis
More than 1 in 10 of new diagnoses in 2007 were amongst year olds
At least 20,000 children live in a family affected by HIV

5. Quick facts about HIV
HIV is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system
In the UK the main ways HIV is passed on are:
Unprotected sex between a man and a woman, or between two men
Sharing needles for injecting drugs
You cannot get HIV from day-to-day contact such as spitting, sharing cups, toilets, holding hands or kissing

6. Living with HIV
In the UK, treatment is available to keep people with HIV healthy
People on treatment can live long, healthy lives
But treatment can be difficult to take and have serious side-effects
You can’t tell someone has HIV just by looking at them

7. Speaking out If you have HIV, it can be hard telling other people
Some people are scared of people with HIV
They think they might get HIV from them
So they don’t want to be friends, or work with them, or live next door to them
But we know you can’t get HIV from day-to-day contact

8. Discrimination
Discrimination means being treated badly because of something about you
It could be because of race, religion or having HIV
People with HIV can face discrimination in different places, such as
Schools
Work
GPs or dentists
Or even from friends and family

9. Sara’s story Sara was about to start primary school
Her mum told the school that Sara was HIV-positive
The teachers were very worried about teaching a child with HIV and said they didn’t want her in their class
Would it matter to you if someone in your class had HIV?

10. Protection
The law makes it illegal to discriminate against people living with HIV
This protects people from discrimination in:
Work
Schools
Colleges
Services
Which means Sara should be able to go to school just like anyone else

11. Make a difference Prejudice and discrimination come out of ignorance
Tell other people about HIV so they know the facts
Make this school a positive place that supports everyone

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November 2008
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