Vicky Being an HIV positive woman has impacted on me positively. Before I was diagnosed, I took so many things for granted. I even thought having HIV was something that […]
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Living with HIV/AIDS around the world
In the past 12 years I have had first-hand experience of positive and negative challenges faced by a person living with HIV/AIDS in four different countries. England: Diagnosis Nothing ever […]
Read moreDibb, B. & Kamalesh, T. (2012). ‘Exploring positive adjustment in HIV positive African women living in the UK’. AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 24(2), pp. 143-148
Research into living with HIV has mainly focused on quality of life and there has been little focus on the adjustment process for people living with HIV. The numbers of […]
Read moreNearly, 10 years on, needed now more than ever
Raising the profile of positive women. Sophia Forum is celebrating our 10 year anniversary with our event, Wising Up: Women, Violence and HIV in the UK, in London in the […]
Read moreHow bright is the future for people living with HIV in the UK?
We are now in the fourth decade of the HIV epidemic: giant advancements in medical treatment mean that people living with the virus, like myself, can expect to live to […]
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