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How HIV aware are you? 1. Someone living with HIV, diagnosed on time and on effective treatment can expect to live on average? a. ten years from the moment of infection b. twenty years from the moment of infection c. five to 10 years less than a normal life-span d. the same as someone without HIV
How HIV aware are you? 2. If you are living with HIV, on effective HIV treatment and are having unprotected sex the chances of passing on the virus are? a. virtually nil b. 1 in 40 c. 1 in 20 d. 1 in 130
How HIV aware are you? 3. Which was the fastest growing group of people living with HIV in 2013? a.15-24 b. Over 50s c. 35-49 d. under 15
How HIV aware are you? 4. What percentage of children born to an HIV-positive mother in the UK are HIV-positive? a.10% b. 3% c. 24% d. 0.5%
How HIV aware are you? 5. Tick the jobs you can't do if you are living with HIV? a. nursery school teacher b. front line army c. surgeon d. working with people with mental health problems e. chef f. dentist
How HIV aware are you? 6. If you have HIV you need to take how many pills a day on average? a. 3 b. 4-5 c. over 6 d. 1-2
How HIV aware are you? 7. What percentage of people in the UK find out they have HIV after living with the virus for over four years? a. 75% b. 25% c. 10% d. 42%
How HIV aware are you? 8. It is illegal not to disclose your HIV status to? a. Your GP b. Your dentist c. Your employer d. Your tattooist e. Beauty therapist f. Someone you are marrying g. None of the above
How HIV aware are you? 9. What percentage of people in the UK who have HIV, don’t know they have it? a. 14% b. 6% c. 24% d. 32%
How HIV aware are you? 10. What percentage of people living with HIV say they have experienced HIV-related discrimination? a. 1 in 4 b. 1 in 3 c. 1 in 9 d. 1 in 2
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 16-24 year olds At least 20,000 children live in a family affected by HIV
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 (95% of cases) Sharing needles for injecting drugs You cannot get HIV from day-to-day contact such as spitting, sharing cups, toilets, holding hands or kissing
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
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
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
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?
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
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 Put a ribbon on it.