Emily Hufton* and Joanna Raven† *Manchester Centre for Sexual Health, Central Manchester NHS FoundationTrust, Manchester, UK, and †Department of International Public Health, Liverpool School ofTropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK Abstract Little […]
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What factors influence engagement in HIV care? A qualitative investigation
A Howarth1 , F Burns1 , S Michie1 , C Sabin1 , V Apea2 , R O’Connell2 , A Evans3 and M Sachikonye4 1 UCL, London, UK; 2 Barts Health […]
Read moreWhat women want – social characteristics of a cohort of women living with HIV, their current support and preferences for additional support
S Wielding and A Scott Chalmers Centre, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK Background: 229 women attend Chalmers Centre (a city-centre integrated sexual health centre) for their HIV care and treatment. Local […]
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L Thorley Stigma Index 2015 FPA, London, UK Justification for this research: In the age of undetectability and wide usage of ART, the 2015 Stigma Index indicates that stigma – […]
Read moreThe impact of HIV stigma on intimate relationships
A Hudson1 , L Benton1 , I Lut1 , C Ferraro1 , S Okala2 , V Delpech2 , P Kirwan2 , J Jefferies2 , R Mbewe3 , J Morton3 , […]
Read moreExperiences of stigma among people living with HIV accessing care through the National Health Service
C Ferraro1 , L Benton1 , I Lut1 , A Hudson1 , P Kirwan2 , J Jefferies2 , V Delpech2 , S Okala2 , W Sseruma3 , R Mbewe3 , […]
Read moreWISE-UP 2015 Exec Summary
Below is the executive summary from our second Women Inspire Support and Empower to Unleash Positive Potential (WISE-UP+) weekend which took place in Manchester in October 2015. This weekend was both well […]
Read moreWe welcome new Sophia board members
The Sophia Forum are very excited to announce our two new trustees; Juno Roche and Kath Charters. A few words from Juno; “I see myself as a long term Thriver with HIV. […]
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This is our poster The British HIV Association annual conference in Manchester last week. The poster features some of the findings from the UK respondents to the Building a safe […]
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Publisher: Journal of the International AIDS Society 2015, 18(Suppl 5):20289 Link: http://www.jiasociety.org/index.php/jias/article/view/20289 | http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.18.6.20289
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