Check out these great resources on HIV/AIDS below!
1 in 5 new HIV diagnoses are among women. 9 in 10 of these women are Black or Latina. Women of all ages are affected by HIV. Nearly 80% of new HIV diagnoses likely occur through sexual contact with a male partner. Women who have been exposed to Intimate Partner Violence may be at higher risk for HIV.
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- HIV and Women Risk Factors
- HIV and Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children
- Find HIV Testing & Prevention Services Near You
- HIV prevention basics
- “PrEP” (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) treatment: daily medication for HIV/AIDS negative people who are at high-risk of getting HIV that can greatly reduce the chance of getting it if exposed
- “PEP” (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) treatment: emergency-only medication for people who are HIV/AIDS negative, taken within 72 hours of possible exposure
- What to Know About HIV and COVID-19
- HIV.gov
- World Health Organization
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- “HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U), or Treatment as Prevention”: “ART” (Antiretroviral Therapy) is a daily medication for people who are HIV/AIDS positive that reduces the amount of HIV in the blood to undetectable levels low enough to be untransmittable
- NYC.gov
- International AIDS Society
- Avert (UK Nonprofit)
- Help paying for PrEP: “PrEP Assistance Programs” (PrEPcost.org)
- Copay Tips: “HIV, AIDS and Prevention Information and Resources” (Co-Pay Relief Program)
- “Questions to Ask Your HIV Care Provider” (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Updated: December 1, 2021