HIV / AIDS Awareness Month December 2025

 

HIV/AIDS Awareness Month takes place each December. According to the charity National AIDS Trust there are more than 105,000 people already living in the UK with HIV. This campaign helps to raise awareness of the virus and fights to reduce the stigma surrounding it.

 

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES 

The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer resources related to this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter. This document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.

 

BOOKS

·         Paradoxes of PrEP for HIV Prevention; Skovdal, Morten; 2025 (Policy Press) – [available as an Open Access e-book]

·         Global LGBTQ Health: Research, Policy, Practice, and Pathways; Hwahng, Sel J; Kaufman, Michelle R; Hwahng, Sel J; Kaufman, Michelle R; 2024 – [available as an Open Access e-book]

·         ABC of HIV and AIDS; Adler, Michael W; 2012; (Wiley-Blackwell); 6th edition

·         Nutrition and HIV/AIDS: Implication for Treatment, Prevention and Cure; Nancy Dumais; 2020 (InTechOpen) – [available as an Open Access e-book]

·         Viral epidemics : from influenza to ebola and COVID-19; Kavey, Rae-Ellen W; Kavey, Allison; 2020 (Routledge)

·         Introduction to global health; Jacobsen, Kathryn H; 2019 (Jones & Bartlett); 3rd edition

·         HIV Treatment: New Developments; Okware, Samuel; 2024 (InTechOpen) – [available as an Open Access e-book]

·         AIDS: The Making of a Chronic Disease; Elizabeth Fee, Daniel M. Fox; 2023 (University of California Press) – [available as an Open Access e-book]

·         Fundamentals of HIV Medicine 2025; Chu, Carolyn; The American Academy of HIV Medicine; 2025 (Oxford University Press) – [available as a both a Keele and an NHS e-book]

 

JOURNALS

·         HIV research & clinical practice; (Taylor & Francis Group) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2019 onwards

·         Journal of therapy and management in HIV infection; (Synergy Publishers) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2013 onwards

·         AIDS research and treatment; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; (Wiley) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2010 onwards

·         Journal of the International AIDS Society; International AIDS Society, issuing body; (John Wiley & Sons) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2004 onwards

·         AIDS research and therapy; (BioMed Central Ltd) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2004 onwards

·         Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care; International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, issuing body; (Sage Publications) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2002 onwards

·         HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z: Online); (Dover Medical Press) - available as an Open Access e-journal from 2009 onwards

N.B. NHS members can obtain temporary Keele IT log-ins to view Keele e-journals from the Keele IT suite in the Health Library at Royal Stoke. NHS ejournals will require login with an NHS Open Athens account.

Access more journals via our Journals webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/ 

OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL ARTICLES

·         “Analysis and prediction of HIV and AIDS using machine learning: ensemble method”; Alehegn Tefera, Minyechil; HIV & AIDS review, 2025-07; DOI: 10.5114/hivar/152465

·         “Safeguarding strategies and current HIV treatment in the UK”; Haydar Kaya; World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024-02, Vol.21 (2), p.1644-1651; DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.21.2.0628

·         “Effectiveness of tuberculosis preventive treatment on disease incidence among people living with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis”; Silva Júnior, José Nildo de Barros; Leal, Gilberto da Cruz; et al; PloS one, 2025-08, Vol.20 (8), p.e0330208; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330208

·         “Explaining inequity in knowledge, attitude, and services related to HIV/AIDS: a systematic review”; Endalamaw, Aklilu; Gilks, Charles F; et al; BMC public health, 2024-07, Vol.24 (1), p.1815-16, Article 1815; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19329-5; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19329-5

·         “Structured Literature Review of the Impact of Using Cognitive-behavioural Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy On Depressive Symptoms in People Living With HIV/AIDS”; Kilonzo, June; BJPsych open, 2025-06, Vol.11 (S1), p.S50-S50; DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2025.10161

·         “Causes of death in people living with HIV from a North London cohort between 2006 and 2023: A descriptive analysis”; Vaccari, Linda Cheyenne; Ming, Damien K; Hazell, Jane; et al; HIV medicine, 2025-08, Vol.26 (8), p.1258-1266; DOI: 10.1111/hiv.70054

·         “What Has Been Studied About Attitudes and Social Stigma Towards HIV/AIDS? A Global Bibliometric Study with Correlations on Global Health HIV-Related Indicators”; Picón-Jaimes, Yelson Alejandro; Lozada-Martinez, Ivan David; et al; Healthcare (Basel), 2025-04, Vol.13 (8), p.891; DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13080891

·         “HIV in Latin American migrants in the UK: A neglected population in the 959595 targets”; Elkheir, Natalie; Dominic, Catherine; et al; HIV medicine, 2025-05, Vol.26 (5), p.748-757; DOI: 10.1111/hiv.70007

·         “Healthcare Experiences and Needs of Older Adults Living With HIV: A Qualitative Study.”; Lund, Marie; Sundler, Annelie J; Carlsson Lalloo, Ewa; Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2024, Vol. 33 (12) :pp. 4819-4829. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.17538

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE 

·         NHS website:

o   HIV and AIDS - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hiv-and-aids/

·         Charities / Further information:

o   National AIDS Trust - https://nat.org.uk/

·         ClinicalKey Patient Information Leaflets [Only available to NHS staff with OpenAthens login]:

o   HIV and AIDS - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_AAFP_hiv-and-aids_en

KnowledgeShare CURRENT AWARENESS:  

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