Social Support and Research into HIV and AIDS

Follow the links below to find information about current and ongoing research into HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), as well as links to the support services available for AIDS patients.

Reviewed October 2011

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Title:	Emotional support
Publisher:	Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO)
Description:	Information about emotional support for HIV-positive people
Date:	Jan 2011

Title:	Partners, family and friends
Publisher:	Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO)
Description:	Access: Partners, family and friends This information was originally published as a booklet for the partners, family members and friends of people who are HIV positive. It provides basic information about HIV /AIDS as well as tips for people close to, or caring for, people living with HIV/AIDS.
Date:	Jan 2010

Title:	Women and HIV - Fact sheet no 2 - Newly diagnosed
Publisher:	Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:	Part of a series of fact sheets for women about HIV. It discusses issues relating to a positive diagnosis following HIV testing and offers you some information and ideas to consider about your immediate future.
Date:	Jun 2009

Title:	Interventions for improving the psychosocial well-being of children affected by HIV and AIDS.
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Many children have lost a parent or have parent living with HIV or AIDS. These children experience greater psychological and social challenges than other children their own age. While there are various programs and interventions that try to improve the ...
Date:	Dec 2008

Title:	Home-based HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for improving uptake of HIV testing
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	The HIV/AIDS epidemic remains a significant global health problem, especially in developing countries. The rate of uptake of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is low, and only about one in 10 eligible people have access to VCT in developing countr...
Date:	Jul 2008

Title:	Behavioral interventions to reduce risk for sexual transmission of HIV among men who have sex with men
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Interventions to reduce unprotected sex include individual counseling, social and behavioral support (such as peer education, assertiveness and relationship support, discussing attitudes and beliefs, videos). Small group and community interventions incl...
Date:	May 2008

Title:	Family support for reducing morbidity and mortality in people with HIV/AIDS
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	There is a lack of evidence from randomized controlled trials to show the impact of family support as an intervention in treating people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in developing countries. Family support affects PLHA on many levels and includes financ...
Date:	Dec 2006

Title:	Patient support and education for promoting adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	People living with HIV/AIDS are required to achieve high levels of adherence to benefit from many antiretroviral regimens. This review identified 19 studies involving a total of 2,159 participants that evaluated an intervention intended to improve adher...
Date:	May 2006

Title:	National Indigenous Australian's Sexual Health Strategy 1996-97 to 1998-99
Publisher:	Australian Government Publishing Service,Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services
Description:	The strategy provides a comprehensive approach to preventing the spread of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It recommends action in four priority areas: prevention; treatment, care and support; workforce issues; and research and data collection.
Date:	Sep 2005

Title:	Patient support organisations - National Association of People living With HIV/AIDS (NAPWA)
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	The National Association of People living With HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) is Australia's peak non-government advocacy organisation representing people living with HIV/AIDS community-based groups from each of Australia's states and territories.
Date:	Jun 2003

Title:	Needle-stick injuries in primary care
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	Needle-stick injuries in health-care workers are almost completely preventable by improving workplace practices, but when they do occur the consequences for the individual can be serious, regardless of the outcome in terms of infection.
Date:	Aug 2001

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