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If students are slow getting started, help them prepare to ask:
a. How much does a clinic visit cost?
b. What is the confidentiality policy?
C. What services are available?
d. How long does it take to get an appointment?
e. Do you have to want a method of protection now, or can you
make an appointment for a consultation only?
f. What happens during a typical appointment and how long
does it take?
g. Does the clinic also offer HW antibody testing? If so, how is
the test done (anonymous or confidential)? How are results
verified and recorded? How much does the test cost? Is preand
post-test counseling offered?
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Alternative
Homework
NOTE TO
THE TEACHER
to "Visit or Call a Clinic"
In some communities, individual visits to
a clinic may be impractical because of distance,
the availability of only one small
clinic, or student concerns about confidentiality.
Since person-to-person contact
with health care providers is important to
increasing use of protection, some teachers
may not be satisfied with having the
majority of students telephoning the clinic.
In addition, clinics may not want to receive
a lot of calls from one class. In either
or any case, two other alternatives are
suggested. When alternative activities are
used, students can still complete both
pages of the homework.
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l.Speakers. Invite someone from a family planning clinic to speak
to the class. Most family planning offices (public hospitals, public
health clinics and walk-in comprehensive care centers) are able to
provide a speaker who will describe what happens at a clinic and
present a film or lecture about family planning methods and HIV
and other STD prevention. Such a visitor would help students
think of the family planning clinic as more "teen friendly." If
there is no film, encourage the speaker to do a role play (perhaps
with your assistance).
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