Final Facilitator Guide - EngenderHealth

1SECTION 2Section 2HIV AND ANTIRETROVIRAL TREATMENTSESSION 2.1 : HIV BASICSTrainer’s resource ‘B’HIV and AIDS : True River and False River1. You can become infected with HIV from mosquito bites.– FALSEIt has been proven that HIV cannot be transmitted this way.2. Anal sex is the riskiest form of sexual contact. – TRUEAnal sex carries a higher risk of HIV transmission than othertypes of sexual contact. During anal sex, the penis can tear themucous membrane of the anus, which provides the virus with anentry point into the bloodstream.Facilitator’s Guide1Adherence to Treatment for HIV3. People can become infected with HIV if they performoral sex on a man. – TRUEHIV is present in the semen of infected men. Therefore, HIVmay be transmitted if semen enters the person’s mouth. A mancan reduce the risk of transmitting HIV by wearing a condomand ensuring that no semen enters his partner’s mouth.4. When used correctly, condoms can protect men andwomen from becoming infected with HIV. – TRUELatex condoms are the most effective way of preventing HIV andother sexually transmitted infections (STI).27