What is HIV and AIDS?
What is HIV and AIDS?
What is HIV and AIDS?
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10. Test for <strong>AIDS</strong><br />
11. <strong>AIDS</strong> testing<br />
12. <strong>AIDS</strong> blood test<br />
13. R<strong>is</strong>k of<br />
Contracting<br />
<strong>AIDS</strong><br />
14. R<strong>is</strong>k of <strong>AIDS</strong><br />
infection<br />
15. Transmitting<br />
<strong>AIDS</strong><br />
16. R<strong>is</strong>k Groups or<br />
High R<strong>is</strong>k<br />
Groups<br />
17. Drug Addicts<br />
18. Drug Abusers<br />
<strong>HIV</strong> antibody<br />
test or <strong>HIV</strong> test<br />
R<strong>is</strong>k of <strong>HIV</strong><br />
infection<br />
Acquiring <strong>HIV</strong><br />
infection<br />
Transmitting<br />
<strong>HIV</strong><br />
R<strong>is</strong>k<br />
behaviors<br />
High R<strong>is</strong>k<br />
Behaviors<br />
Higher R<strong>is</strong>k of<br />
<strong>HIV</strong> Exposure<br />
Injecting Drug<br />
Users or IDUs<br />
19. Prostitute Women in<br />
Prostitution<br />
Sex Worker<br />
Women who<br />
sell sex<br />
Men who sell<br />
sex<br />
People who<br />
sell sex<br />
20. Lesbians Women who<br />
have sex with<br />
women<br />
There <strong>is</strong> no test for <strong>AIDS</strong>. Tests can determine<br />
whether antibodies to <strong>HIV</strong> are present or<br />
whether there <strong>is</strong> actual evidence of the virus in<br />
the blood or t<strong>is</strong>sue samples.<br />
<strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>is</strong> not a single d<strong>is</strong>ease. It <strong>is</strong> a syndrome.<br />
<strong>HIV</strong>-positive people are at r<strong>is</strong>k of developing<br />
<strong>AIDS</strong>. No one <strong>is</strong> at r<strong>is</strong>k of acquiring <strong>HIV</strong> from<br />
social contact. Only <strong>HIV</strong>, not <strong>AIDS</strong>, can be<br />
transmitted from person to person.<br />
In the context of <strong>HIV</strong> epidemic, it <strong>is</strong> the<br />
behavior that places one at r<strong>is</strong>k of <strong>HIV</strong><br />
infection rather than their affiliation or<br />
membership within a group.<br />
The terms to be avoided can increase stigma<br />
<strong>and</strong> d<strong>is</strong>crimination. They may also lull people<br />
who don’t identify with groups into a false sense<br />
of security.<br />
High r<strong>is</strong>k group also implies that the r<strong>is</strong>k <strong>is</strong><br />
contained within the group, whereas in fact, all<br />
social groups are interrelated.<br />
The term drug addicts <strong>and</strong> drug abusers are<br />
seen as derogatory <strong>and</strong> which often result in<br />
alienation rather than creating the trust <strong>and</strong><br />
respect required when dealing with those who<br />
inject drugs.<br />
The word prostitute <strong>is</strong> very degrading for most<br />
women especially those in the developing<br />
countries. It should be noted that there are<br />
“pushing” factors why women are forced into<br />
prostitution. Though it <strong>is</strong> true that others do<br />
have options but most of them don’t. It <strong>is</strong> a<br />
problem caused by gender power imbalance<br />
<strong>and</strong> old-age societal structure.<br />
The term sex worker <strong>is</strong> intended to be<br />
non-judgmental focusing on the conditions<br />
under which sexual services are sold<br />
Many women who have sex with women do not<br />
identify themselves as lesbians. It <strong>is</strong> also<br />
inappropriate to label people by virtue of their<br />
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