If you’re living with HIV, this page is for you. We’re specifically looking for diagnosed people living with HIV to take the SPOTS survey, because we need an updated understanding of:

• If and how you are incorporating U=U and biomedical prevention into your sex life

• If you are having your sexual health care needs met

• How you feel about blood donation in the context of U=U
  

We specifically want you to provide a dried blood spot sample, because we want a better understanding of undiagnosed hepatitis C and syphilis in our community. We especially want this understanding from gay/bi men who are living with HIV, because there is treatment and cure available for these conditions.

If you provide a dried blood spot, you have the chance to be invited back into future research related to these important community issues.

Confidentiality

• The survey is completely anonymous (we don’t ask for names), so you can feel safe disclosing your behaviour, experiences and attitudes 

• We only collect names and addresses to ship the dried blood spot collection kits and give people results (if they opt in). These are kept completely separate from someone’s survey responses.

• You can opt into receiving your dried blood spot results (or not) - for syphilis and hepatitis C there is personal and community benefit from knowing your status 

• Once all results have been delivered and the fieldwork has ended, all names and addresses will be deleted from the study database (kept separate from survey responses).