Positive Bolton People

Living With HIV

Most people living with HIV are well, able to cope with relationships, family life, work and individual daily routines. If youare HIV positive you have a right to be treated with respect and understanding, just like anyone else.

Having control over HIV is important. If that’s about living with HIV, then you can learn how to handle your status, deal with treatment and with telling others. Strong, well-informed and productive relationships are vital in dealing effectively with HIV. The work of Positive Bolton People is about developing, informing and building those relationships.

Within these pages we hope to be able to provide you with the information and resources that you need to help you maintain your individual daily routines.

HIV news from aidsmap.com

Greater risk of schizophrenia among people with HIV – especially those who inject drugs
While the risk of being diagnosed with schizophrenia was higher among all people with HIV in a large Danish cohort, those who acquired HIV through injecting drug use were at a much higher risk. This research also highlights the complex familial factors that may play a role in being diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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Syphilis cases increasing in women in the UK
While the majority of cases of syphilis in the UK are still in gay and bisexual men who have sex with men and transgender women, the proportion of cases in heterosexuals and particularly women has risen in the last decade.
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UK sexual health conference debates move to less frequent STI screening
One of the last sessions of the recent joint conference of the British HIV Association (BHIVA) and the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) covered BASHH’s most recent clinical guidelines.
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Contact emma@positiveboltonpeople.org.uk for further information.

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