Myths and facts

By Roger Pebody & Mercy Shibemba
11 January 2023
4 mins

Easy-to-read and illustrated information on how to separate HIV myths from the facts.

There's a lot of misunderstanding about HIV and AIDS. Not everything you hear about HIV and AIDS is true.

Some of the myths are about how HIV is passed on, where HIV came from and HIV treatment.

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Roger Pebody

Commissioning Editor

Roger joined aidsmap in 2008 and was Managing Editor from 2018 to 2024. As a freelancer, he now edits aidsmap’s news and conference coverage, as well as working on updates to About HIV pages. He is also a contributing science editor for TheBodyPro, a freelance journalist for The Lancet HIV, and a medical writer helping researchers prepare articles for peer-reviewed journals. He began working on HIV at Gay Men Fighting AIDS in the mid-1990s.

Mercy Shibemba

Article author

Mercy is an award-winning activist and advocate for children and young people living with HIV. Sharing her story of growing up with HIV to educate, challenge and inspire. She works on youth engagement and participation across clinical trials, research and charities that support young people. She is also the Chair of The Social Innovation Partnership.