Know why you need to exercise. Exercise can: help you keep “muscle mass,” which people with HIV can lose keep your bones strong to avoid osteoporosis—a weakening of the bones reduce stress and help you sleep. Sleep is important, because it helps your body rebuild boost your energy ...
Discover ways to live a healthy life with HIV beyond keeping track of your CD4⁺ T-cells and viral load. Explore tips that may help you with your health, nutrition, exercise, sexual health, and more.
Children who live with HIV may experience two aspects of disclosure: receiving disclosure and disclosing their status to others. The objective of this paper is to explore how HIV-positive children respond to: (1) the disclosure process; and (2) the perceived need for secrecy and silence concern...
The first step after testing positive for HIV is to see a health care provider, even if you do not feel sick. Prompt medical care and treatment with HIV medicines as soon as possible is the best way to stay healthy. What should I do if I just got diagnosed with HIV? Take Time to P...
How to empower HIV positive teenagers? What is the effective model?Plangraun, Namphung
How stigmatizing is Stigma in the life of people living with HIV: A study on HIV positive individuals from Chennai, South India V, Swaminathan S: How stigmatizing is stigma in the life of people living with HIV: a study on HIV positive individuals from Chennai, South India. ... B.,...
Even if you’re HIV-positive, you can still get infected with a different strain of the virus. So protect yourself if you’re not sure of your partner’s status. If you’re on ART, you will need a blood test every 3-4 months to monitor your viral load. Some people may never reach...
Healthcare providers may not understand the special issues and needs of older persons with HIV. This article directs particular attention to the unique reactions of older women to an HIV-positive diagnosis. Through their participation in a support group, some older HIV-positive women have been abl...
‘could be worse because I could have become HIV positive when I was living alone - this would have been terrible, I think’. Similarly, P23 (RD MSM, 50s), described his QoL as ‘not bad; it could be better’, explaining ‘I'm not up all the time but I'm not down all the ...
Studies show that a 20-year-old, HIV-positive person on antiretroviral therapy can expect to live into their 70s, but the risk of other health issues can affect how long you live with HIV.