2012 World AIDS Day at University of New Hampshire (UNH) in Durham.

1. December 1
Office of Health Education and Promotion
Health Services, University of New Hampshire
(603) 862-3823
www.unh.edu/health-services

2. How do I get HIV?
•Found in blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.
•Unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex
•Sharing needles / syringes
How do I protect myself & my partner from HIV?
•Abstain from any type of sexual activity with another person.
•Do not share needles if you use steroids, hormones, or other drugs.
•Use a condom for all vaginal, anal, & oral sex.
•Vaginal and anal intercourse are the highest risk activities.
Source: UNH Health Services Web Site

3. Get It On!
If you choose to
be sexually active,
wear a condom.
Free condoms
available at
Health Services.

4. How To Use a Condom
Usea condom once the penis is erect for
vaginal, anal, and oral sexual activity.
Check expiration date. Do not use old, lambskin,
or temperature-exposed (to heat or cold).
Carefully remove condom from packet.
If
desired, put water-based lubricant in the tip of
condom before putting it on. Oil-based lubricants
destroy latex, but are OK with non-latex condoms.

5. How To Use a Condom
•Squeeze tip of condom to create a space for
semen. Condom may break if there is no space
created.
Ifpenis is uncircumcised, roll foreskin over head
of penis before putting condom on.
Holdcondom from tip with one hand and roll
down condom over erect penis with the other
hand to the base of penis.
If
desired, gently apply lubricant on outside of
condom.
Afterejaculation, hold the base of the condom
while withdrawing to prevent semen from leaking.

6. Condom Into A Dental Dam
Dental Dams
•Used for oral-genital/oral-anal contact
•Used to protect both partners from contracting STIs
(Sexually Transmitted Infections).
How to turn a condom into a dental dam
1. Remove condom from package
2. Partially unroll condom
3. Cut horizontally across the top, removing
the tip (Cut 1)
4. Cut vertically up the side and unroll (Cut 2).

7. •50% of new HIV infection in the U.S.
occur in African Americans.
•40 million people worldwide are
estimated to be infected with HIV.
90% of them don’t know they are
infected
•The increased lifespan for a person
with HIV if they are taking
antiretroviral drugs is 8 years,
although many patients are doing
well 10 years into therapy.

8. •HIV replicates10 billion to 1 trillion
times a day in the body.
•HIV's "dormancy period" (when an
infected person doesn't experience
symptoms) can be up to 10 years.
•In a 2006 survey, 23% of Americans
incorrectly thought HIV can be
transmitted by sharing a drinking
glass with a HIV-positive person.

9. •A gene mutation protects a
small percentage of people
against HIV.
•Being married is the biggest
HIV risk factor for women in
many developing countries
since women do the most
caretaking in the family
(including for those living with
HIV). Any violence and fear
interfere with the option of safe
sex, getting treatment, or
getting tested.

10. •HIV first crossed the species
barrier from a simian
(chimpanzee) virus to a
human virus in the 1930’s.
•The dominant strain of HIV
first emerged from
southeastern Cameroon
(Africa).

11. MYTHS
•HIV/AIDS can be cured.
•HIV/AIDS is a gay disease.
REALITY
•There is currently no cure for HIV or AIDS.
•There are no vaccines to prevent HIV infection.
•Anyone is at risk regardless of sexual orientation.
Source: American Association for World Health, last accessed November 5, 2008,
http://www.thebody.com/content/whatis/art33051.html

12. MYTHS
You can get HIV from an HIV-positive
person by breathing their air, hugging
them, or touching them.
REALITY
HIV can’t be transmitted from:
Touching, hugging, holding hands, or cheek kissing.
Sharing eating utensils, toilet seats, or doorknobs
HIV can be transmitted from:
Contact with infected body fluids (semen, pre-ejaculate
fluid, vaginal fluids, blood, or breast milk).
Contaminated needles with infected blood.
Source: American Association for World Health, last accessed November 5, 2008,
http://www.thebody.com/content/whatis/art33051.html

13. MYTHS
•You can get HIV from sweat
and tear contact of an
HIV-positive person.
•You can get HIV by kissing
an HIV-infected person.
REALITY
•Sweat / tears has never been shown to transmit HIV.
•No cases of HIV have been attributed to kissing.
Source: American Association for World Health, last accessed November 5, 2008,
http://www.thebody.com/content/whatis/art33051.html

14. MYTHS
•I can only have one sexually
transmitted infection (STI) at a time.
•I would know if a loved one or I had HIV.
REALITY
•A person can be infected with more than one STI.
•An untreated STI may increase HIV transmission risk 6-10
times.
•A person with HIV may not show symptoms for up to 10
years and it effects everyone differently, so you can never
tell if someone has HIV unless they are tested.
Source: American Association for World Health, last accessed November 5, 2008,
http://www.thebody.com/content/whatis/art33051.html

15. MYTHS
•You can’t transmit HIV when doing HIV therapy.
•You can’t get HIV if you are using birth control
methods (diaphragms, cervical caps, sponges,
spermicides, DepoProvera, Norplant, or the Pill).
REALITY
•Therapy can keep the viral level down, but HIV is still
present in the body and can be transmitted to others.
•None of these birth control prevent the transmission
of STIs. They only help prevent pregnancy. The surest
way to prevent both is through abstinence. Use a
condom in combination with another form of birth
control.
Source: American Association for World Health, last accessed November 5, 2008,

16. MYTH
•Getting tested for HIV is pointless.
REALITY
•Knowing if you are HIV-positive will
allow you to seek early treatment to
help you stay healthy longer.
•You can learn how to prevent future infection from HIV
or other STIs through counseling offered at many HIV
testing centers, including Health Services.
Source: UNH Health Services Web Site Source: American Association for World Health, last
accessed November 5, 2008, http://www.thebody.com/content/whatis/art33051.html

17. •December 1st, 1988 was the first day of bringing
messages of awareness of HIV/AIDS to each country.
•World AIDS Day emerged from the World Summit of
Ministers of Health on programs for AIDS Prevention to
open channels of communication on information and
experience, and forge a spirit of social tolerance.
•World AIDS Day now receives support of
the World Health Assembly, the United
Nations, government, communities and
individuals around the world.
•It is the only international day of
coordinated action against AIDS.

18. This interactive web-based timeline is an
ongoing reference tool for many of the
political, scientific, cultural, and community
events that have occurred over the global
history of the HIV epidemic.
www.kff.org/hivaids/timeline/hivtimeline.cfm
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation

19. •Is an international symbol of AIDS awareness
•Worn by people to demonstrate care and concern
about HIV/AIDS.
•A reminder to others of the need for their support and
commitment.
•Started as a "grass roots" effort, and as a result there is no
official red ribbon, and many people make their own.
Make Your Own Ribbon!
Get red ribbon 1.5 cm wide and cut it into a strip
about 15 cm long. Fold at the top into an inverted
"V" shape and put a safety pin through the center,
which you use to attach the ribbon to your clothing.

20. Wear The Red Ribbon
•If it's the only thing you do for
World AIDS Day, wear the Red
Ribbon on December 1st, to
increase awareness.
•By wearing it, you're showing
support for over 36.1 million
people across the world who
are living with a disease for
which there is still no cure.

21. Get Tested
Health Services offers
confidential HIV
testing/counseling
Thursdays 11:30-1:30pm
to UNH students for $25.
Call (603) 862-3823
for more information.

22. • Persons who have had multiple sexual partners.
• Persons who have had unprotected anal, oral, or vaginal sex.
• Pregnant women and women who plan to become
pregnant.
• Partners of injection drug users.
• People who have contracted other STIs or who have been
sexually abused.
• Tuberculosis and hepatitis B and C patients.
• Individuals who have received blood transfusions from 1978
to 1985.
The United States has mandated testing for:
Immigrants entering the US and inmates of Federal prisons.

23. Learn More
 UNH sponsors events
each year to educate
the community about
AIDS/HIV.
 Check out the
Campus Calendar for
this year’s events.

24. Get Involved
 AIDS Response Seacoast
(Portsmouth) is a nonprofit to
help improve the quality of life
of those infected and
affected by the disease and
to prevent the spread of
HIV/AIDS.
 They are always seeking
volunteers to assist with
prevention education and
client services.
www.aidsresponse.org

25. Create change.
What are you going to do this
World AIDS Day?

26. UNH World Aids Day
Thursday, Nov. 29th (11 am – 3 pm)
Strafford Room
UNH is hosting a portion of the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt (abbreviated to AIDS Memorial
Quilt) is an enormous quilt made as a memorial to and celebration of the
lives of people who have died of AIDS-related causes.
Stop by to view the quilt and remember those whom we have lost.
Open to the public.

27.  UNH Health Services
(603) 862-3823 |www.unh.edu/health-services
Provides counseling, testing, and education on HIV/AIDs , sexually
transmitted Infections (STIs), and sexual health to UNH students.
 The Body - www.thebody.com/index.html
 World AIDS Day Organization - www.worldaidsday.org
 World AIDS Campaign - http://www.worldaidscampaign.org
 ONE Campaign - http://www.one.org
 AIDS Memorial Quilt - http://www.aidsquilt.org