Final Facilitator Guide - EngenderHealth

Section 94SECTION 9SKILLS FOR PEER EDUCATORSSESSION 9.2 : FACILITATING COMMUNICATION BETWEENPLHA AND THEIR DOCTORTrainer;s resource ‘B’ : ScenariosScenario 1.Facilitator’s Guide4Adherence to Treatment for HIVAnuradha is a 35-year-old woman diagnosed with HIV four yearsago. She was diagnosed with TB six months back and was startedon TB medicines. She took the medicine for three months, feltbetter, and stopped taking the medicines. She was started onTB medicines again three weeks back by the government doctorwhen she had fever, cough, and weight loss. She is not feelingany better after three weeks of taking the TB medicines again.You as a peer educator are meeting with her today before shesees the doctor tomorrow. What documents, medications,prescriptions, records, and test results should she take whenshe visits the doctor?Scenario 2.Anil is a 36-year-old man known to be infected with HIV forthree years and has been feeling fine up to now. But he hashad blurring of vision and an occasional fever for the last tendays. He tells you that his vision is worsening gradually andthat he cannot see very well. He also has frequent headaches.How do you think that he can get help from his doctor? Andwhat information should he provide his doctor with?134