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Risks and benefits
We do not anticipate any risks associated with your participation in this study. Similarly, we cannot and do not guarantee or promise that you will receive any direct benefits as a result of your participation.

Counselling and support services

Local organisations in each state and territory provide counselling and support services related to HIV as well as other services such as information about safe sex, HIV treatments, and sexually transmissible infections. View HIV service and anti-discrimination organisations

Confidentiality and disclosure of information
We will not be seeking any information that can be identified with you, so your participation is anonymous and confidential.

Payment for participants
There will be no payment provided to participants in this study.

Complaints
Complaints may be directed to the Ethics Secretariat, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052 (ph: 9385 4234, fax 9385 6648, ethics.sec@unsw.edu.au). Any complaint you make will be investigated promptly and you will be informed of the outcome.

Feedback to participants
A plain language summary of results will be available on the websites of the National Centre in HIV Social Research and the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) at the completion of the project. The findings will also be provided to community newspapers, magazines and websites for publication.

Your consent and participation
Your decision whether or not to participate will not affect your future relations with the University of New South Wales. Also, you are free to discontinue the survey at any time.

Withdrawal from the study
You will not be able to withdraw from the study after submitting your responses to the online questionnaire. As this study is anonymous it will not be possible to identify which responses were provided by which participant.