Slide 1: Battle In opposition to Stigma — How you can Speak About HIV
Stigma hurts, however your phrases can heal. This fast information will educate you what to say to assist break the stigma.
Slide 2: What’s HIV stigma?
What’s HIV stigma?
Destructive attitudes and beliefs about individuals with HIV.
How does stigma harm?
Stigma usually results in discrimination.
Stigma makes individuals really feel remoted and ashamed, and may preserve them from getting the assistance they want.
Slide 3: Ladies and HIV
- 1 in 4 individuals dwelling with HIV within the U.S. are girls.
- Of ladies dwelling with HIV within the U.S., girls of colour have the very best charges of HIV-related deaths.
- Ladies of all ages, races and ethnicities can get HIV.
Lowering stigma can encourage girls to succeed in out to get the care they want.
Slide 4: What to say: HIV fundamentals
HIV means human immunodeficiency virus. If left untreated, HIV can result in AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
Don’t say: AIDS when referring to the human immunodeficiency (HIV) virus
As a substitute, say: HIV
💬 Do you know HIV will be managed with the precise medical care?
Slide 5: What to say: Actual individuals
An individual is way more than a medical prognosis.
Don’t say: Sufferers, victims, victims, contaminated, sick, positives, HIVers, carriers
As a substitute, say: Individuals/individual with HIV, individuals/individual with AIDS, individuals/individual dwelling with HIV and/or AIDS
💬 There are many ways in which individuals dwelling with HIV can defend their companions.
Slide 6: What to say: Associates, not enemies
Stigmatizing language turns individuals in opposition to one another. Use your phrases to interrupt down limitations.
Don’t say: To battle HIV and/or AIDS, warfare in opposition to HIV/AIDS, catch or move on HIV
As a substitute, say: Response to HIV and AIDS, be recognized with, purchase or transmit HIV
💬 Consciousness is an enormous a part of the response to HIV and AIDS.
Slide 7: What to say: Exact is good
Exact phrases are higher for sharing correct info.
Don’t say: Unprotected intercourse
As a substitute, say: Intercourse with no condom
💬 Having intercourse with no condom can put you in danger for getting HIV.
Slide 8: What to say: Be actual about danger
Being common about danger can result in blame the place it doesn’t belong.
Don’t say: Danger, dangerous habits, high-risk teams, drug customers
As a substitute, say: Populations with a excessive [rate], individuals with [specific] danger components, individuals who inject medication
💬 Individuals who inject medication are at excessive danger of getting HIV.
Slide 9: What to say: Undetectable = Untransmittable
When you’re being handled for HIV and your viral masses are undetectable, you cannot transmit the virus via intercourse.
Don’t say: When you’re not contaminated with HIV, you possibly can’t transmit the virus
As a substitute, say: Individuals who have an undetectable viral load don’t transmit the an infection via intercourse
💬 Individuals with undetectable viral masses can’t transmit the virus via intercourse.
Slide 10: Communicate in opposition to stigma
The phrases we are saying matter.
Study HIV fundamentals so you already know the details.
Select language that breaks stigma.
And communicate up about what you already know.
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