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Re: Remove 'AIDS Virus' Language [message #1761 is a reply to message #1688]

Wed, 02 April 2014 13:12

UNAIDS_RAL
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In 2011, in its Terminology Guidelines, UNAIDS recommended that HIV and AIDS not be linked directly and that the term most specific and appropriate to a given situation be used (See: http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/document s/document/2011/20111009_UNAIDS_Terminology_Guidelines_Midte rmAdditions_en.pdf). The outdated 'AIDS virus' terminology should be replaced with 'HIV', to avoid confusion and misunderstanding of the difference between HIV and AIDS which may affect quality of data. The term 'AIDS virus' is stigmatizing, due to the negative association of AIDS with a long, debilitating death that inspires fear. Research has identified fear as a key driver of stigma towards people living with HIV.

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		Remove 'AIDS Virus' Language By: alstangl on Thu, 27 March 2014 16:42
		Re: Remove 'AIDS Virus' Language By: UNAIDS_RAL on Wed, 02 April 2014 13:12
		Re: Remove 'AIDS Virus' Language By: james.hargreaves@lshtm.ac on Thu, 03 April 2014 07:00
		Re: Remove 'AIDS Virus' Language By: cwolf on Mon, 07 April 2014 05:55
		Re: Remove 'AIDS Virus' Language By: lnyblade on Thu, 10 April 2014 11:23

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