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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a blood borne virus that can lead to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HIV is commonly transmitted through unsafe sex or by sharing needles and injecting equipment contaminated with blood. People infected with the virus are said to be HIV positive. Over time (usually many years), HIV affects a person’s immune system making the body less able to protect itself from disease. When the immune system is badly damaged by HIV infection, people can get sick from infection or cancers. At this stage of HIV infection, a person is said to have AIDS.
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Above is a link to an invitation to people who have recently been diagnosed with HIV to participate in a national study. The study aims to collect information about HIV knowledge and HIV risk behaviours before and after HIV diagnosis which will provide valuable information for health promotion and HIV prevention programs and policies. All information provided by participants is confidential and is kept secure by the Kirby Institute at the University of NSW. Study reports produced by the Kirby Institute present information in a de-identified form to protect the confidentiality of study participants. Queensland Health is a funding partner of the study.
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