A Hudson1 , L Benton1 , I Lut1 , C Ferraro1 , S Okala2 , V Delpech2 , P Kirwan2 , J Jefferies2 , R Mbewe3 , J Morton3 , […]
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Experiences 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. […]
Read moreBHIVA triumph
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 […]
Read moreOrza L et al. How does living with HIV impact on women’s mental health? Voices from a global survey.
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
Read moreNamiba, A et al. Ethical, strategic and meaningful involvement of women living with HIV starts at the beginning.
Publisher: Journal of Virus Eradication 2016; 2: 110–111
Read moreOrza L et al. ‘‘Violence. Enough already’’: findings from a global participatory survey among women living with HIV
Publisher: Journal of the International AIDS Society 2015, 18(Suppl 5):20285 Link: http://www.jiasociety.org/index.php/jias/article/view/20285
Read moreSalamander Trust (2014). Building a safe house on firm ground: key findings from a global values and preferences survey regarding the sexual and reproductive health and human rights of women living with HIV. WHO, Geneva.
http://www.athenanetwork.org/assets/files/General%20-%20publications/BuildingASafeHouseOnFirmGroundFINALreport190115.pdf
Read moreThoughts from women living with HIV on International Women’s Day 2016
Despite living with HIV, positive women still have power within themselves to change the world for better. With improved HIV treatment women are able to pursue their dreams. I call […]
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