HIV and HCV transmission: guidelines for assessing risk: a resource for educators, counsellors and health care providers

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Offers a framework for judging the levels of risk of HIV transmission through various activities, summarizes the implications of the current medical and scientific evidence on HIV transmission, and discusses risk reduction strategies and psychosocial factors which may affect a person's ability to adopt them. These guidelines are intended for educators, counsellors, health care providers and others who provide information and support about safer sex, substance abuse and HIV transmission in various community settings.