CHAPTER 1:
Basic facts about HIV and AIDS
1.1 What is HIV?
1.2 What is AIDS?
1.3 How do I get infected?
1.4 What are the stages of the disease?
1.5 What increases the risk of becoming infected?
1.6 What treatment is available?
1.7 The HIV and AIDS epidemic and statistics
CHAPTER 2:
How to prevent HIV infection
2.1 Preventing HIV Infections
2.2 How do I prevent HIV infection after I've been raped?
2.3 How do I protect my baby from HIV infection (PMTCT)?
2.4 How do I protect myself from HIV infection when taking care of a person with HIV?
2.5 I am living with HIV - how do I prevent passing on the virus?
CHAPTER 3:
How do I know my HIV status?
3.1 Why test for HIV?
3.2 Where can I go to get tested?
3.3 How does the testing process work?
3.4 What does the result mean?
3.5 Can my partner and I test together?
3.6 Should I tell someone about my status?
3.7 What are my legal and human rights?
CHAPTER 4:
Living Positively
4.1 Don't lose hope!
4.2 How can I help my body fight the virus?
CHAPTER 5:
How do I manage other infections?
5.1 Prevention and treatment of Tuberculosis (TB)
5.2 Prevention and treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
CHAPTER 6:
Treatment of HIV with ARVs
6.1 What is ARV?
6.2 How will I know if the ARVs are working for me?
6.3 Where can I get ARVs?
6.4 What can I expect when I go for treatment?
6.5 What is Combination Therapy?
6.6 How often will I have to take ARVs?
6.7 What are my legal and human rights?
CHAPTER 7:
Care and Support
7.1 Different kinds of care and support
7.2 Will I have enough money?
7.3 How can my family support me?
7.4 What kind of support can I expect from the government?
7.5 Can people with HIV and AIDS get a disability grant?
CHAPTER 8:
Children and HIV
8.1 Child support grants
8.2 Child Care
8.3 Educating children about HIV and AIDS
8.4 What to say to children about HIV and AIDS
8.5 Child-friendly counselling
CHAPTER 9:
HIV in the community
9.1 Community must accept and care
9.2 HIV and AIDS have a big impact on communities
9.3 Why is HIV such a problem in communities?
9.4 How can communities respond to the epidemic?
9.5 Things you can do to help your community deal with HIV and AIDS
CHAPTER 10:
Legal and Human Rights
10.1 What are my legal and human rights for everyday life?
10.2 How can you enforce your rights?
10.3 Are there limitations on certain rights?
CHAPTER 11:
Government Support
11.1 Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT)
11.2 Treatment
11.3 Grants
11.4 Programmes for people living with HIV and AIDS
11.5 Legal Support
CHAPTER 12:
Questions people ask
12.1 What is the difference between being HIV positive and having AIDS?
12.2 How do I know if I am HIV positive?
12.3 Is it safe to have a child if I am HIV positive?
12.4 What does VCT mean?
12.5 How will I live with the thought of being HIV positive?
12.6 How can I support someone who is HIV positive?
12.7 How is HIV passed on?
12.8 Is there a cure for AIDS?
12.9 What kind of support can I get if I am HIV positive?
12.10 Is HIV and AIDS a big issue in my community?
12.11 Why do I need to have another HIV test if the first test was negative?
12.12 Why do I need to have another HIV test if the first test was negative?
12.13 Why do I need to have another HIV test if the first test was negative?
12.14 What is thrush?
12.15 Why do I need to have another HIV test if the first test was negative?
12.16 I tested negative twice. Is it okay to believe that I am HIV negative?
12.17 What is the immune system?
12.18 How does the immune system work?
12.19 What is an antibody?
12.20 My friends told me I can get the virus from eating at the canteen. Is this true?
12.21 It is safe to kiss somebody who has the virus?
12.22 Can I get HIV from oral sex?
12.23 A man at work is always coughing; can he pass the virus onto me from coughing?
12.24 My neighbour borrows my toothbrush and I am worried as sometimes her gums bleed. Can she give me the virus?
12.25 Can I get the virus from having my ears pierced?
12.26 Can I let my HIV positive child bath and swim with other children?
12.27 Can I get the virus from sitting on public toilet seats?
12.28 What is the legal responsibility of a counsellor to tell a spouse/partner of the HIV status of their partner?
12.29 Can I tell people about my friend's HIV status if I am worried they are infecting others?
12.30 Why is pre-test counselling important?
12.31 Why is the post-test counselling important?
12.32 How does knowing my HIV status help me?
12.33 How can I get a grant if I am HIV positive?
12.34 If someone takes out a medical aid policy, do they have to take an HIV test by law?
12.35 How long will a child live if he or she is born with HIV?
12.36 How can I become an AIDS counsellor on a volunteer basis?
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