why zimbabwean people refuse to go for HIV & AIDS testing?
540985
They don't need it !!!!!
988292
we cant....it is a monstrous task, and one that will not be eradicated until a cure is found.  Most of these people do not fully understand what aids is, or don't even know it exist, or don't believe it is real.  I was watching a discovery channel presentation and they asked this African woman if she believed she could get aids, her response, "Only bad people get aids"
989845
It's not hateful, but AIDS is considered taboo, and the use of a condom is an admission of being infected.  Unfortunately, the mindset of the people needs to change before organizations who have this idea can make a difference.  Also, many countries have been missionized, and the people have been taught that the use of birth control is a sin.
493084
For one thing, different people have different notions of what the "proper way" is.  Those with religious reasons will refuse to wear condoms.  The Catholic Church prohibits this as a birth control measure but, recently, Pope Benedict is advocating it to stop AIDS but only to stop AIDS from spreading.  Half the problem is access to birth control measures and the cost. Poor people are the ones who procreate all the time and they can't afford birth control. The other half of the problem is ignorance. Some people are just not informed about birth control.
1147054
I do not know where you are located, but here in NYC, the Health Department offers FREE confidential and anonymous rapid HIV testing (fingerstick blood test -- starting to use cheek swap test as well) for anyone regardless of reason. While everyone who wishes to get a test receives counseling (talking about the symptoms, the test, and what the results may possibly mean), no one is turned away.\n\nAny large municipal health department should do the same. If you are not in a large city, check for your local planned parenthood center who should be able to do the test or direct you to where you could have one for free.\n\nIf you need additional info or help, e-mail me.\n\nAs for Edmundo, while Blood Banks routinely test blood for HIV and other diseases, that is not a good way to have your blood screened.
383315
Aids infects those don't follow God's moral laws.\nFaithful Christians that don't cheat on their spouses have a very low rate of infection from hiv.
737700
Do you think people who test positive for HIV or Aids should be moved to a colony to live out there years. Maybe if you are the one to catch the disease you should be hung in trafalgar square. It's good to see your racism and paranoia are alive and well.
662245
I think that you should go to some more doctors and get tested but, also tell them of your other problems and complications with your previous test. You should also provide them with you medical records so that they would know how to correctly determine your test. It is highly impossible that you could have HIV if yo have never had any sexual contact or any blood transfusions or have never used any needles. That sounds very odd to me. So don't just go to one or two more doctors, go to as many as you can because it is obvious that there is something interfering with the result of your tests. GOOD LUCK and I will keep you in my prayers.
271089
Bingo!  In fact, when doctors test for certain kinds of diseases, including HIV, they don't look for the disease itself, but for antibodies in your blood that are specific to that disease.
389983
Because a negative test result likely indicates absence of HIV infection (i.e., high negative predictive value), a negative test need not be repeated in clients with no new exposure in settings with low HIV prevalence. For clients with a recent history of known or possible exposure to HIV who are tested before they could develop detectable antibodies (129,130), the possibility of HIV infection cannot be excluded without follow-up testing. A false negative result also should be considered in persons with a negative HIV-1 test who have clinical symptoms suggesting HIV-1 infection or AIDS. Additional testing for HIV-2 and HIV-1 group O infection might be appropriate for these persons.\n\nThis basically says that if your results are non-reactive, you are not HIV positive, but if you are still in a high-risk group (multiple partners without using protection, drug user, health care worker, etc.) you should retest in the near future. It also would be important that this initial test was done within the timeframe that it would be accurate, and not too early after the exposure.  I hope this helps.  \n\nIf you are indeed lucky this time, please be smart and take the precautions to protect yourself, your life, and the lives of those you care about.
440872
AIDS is everywhere, even China, a very closed society.\n\nIn Africa you have so many other problems with poverty and lack of education, superstitions and denial.  \n\nPeople in America are in denial, too.  They think it "can't happen to me".  But it can.
569822
In the 50's syphilis testing was mandatory as a blood test demanded before a wedding.  You could not get a civil marriage license for your wedding to be conducted in a church or by a judge or JP without having to had the paper with the results of this test.  You had to have the test 5 days before your wedding day... The results of an old test was not acceptable... it had to be current to the wedding... so if you had to have this test in the 1950's I don't see why the AIDS test could not be made mandatory too... If it means maintaining our national health... AIDS testing should be mandatory of all 18 year olds as a requirement for entrance from high school into college... I would not mind taking the test...
550043
Not sure I understand this question. But, here goes.\n\nIf both partners are exclusive and both partners tested negative for HIV/AIDS, then they should never be infected with the disease through exclusive sexual contact. \n\nBut you can get HIV/AIDS in other ways. So if one partner is a Health Care professional and is stuck with a sharp that is infected, then he or she could contract HIV/AIDS.
1176424
i'm smart enough not to use condom if my partner & I are both: hiv tested neg, & tested free of any other yucky STDs & are married/exclusive to 1 another
1020761
If you have HIV in it's early stages, it's near impossible to detect without going t the doctor to get a blood teat. BUT if you have AIDS, it may be easier to detect. AIDS is the last stage of the HIV and is marked by repeated viruses and infections due to the weakening of our immune systems. But at the same time, ither diseases and viruses may result in susceptibility to infection of viruses. Blood tests are always the best choice in detection methods. Don't hesitate, it's your life and you make the calls.
1178526
technically speaking if the government can put money into research i am fairly certain a cure could be around the corner several woman from the ivory coast have become immune to the disease as well as i personally know one woman who's husband was infected she tried for years and never contracted AIDS i know it seems weird but she loved him very much and wanted to die with him ......they are still alive and kicking both of them she is AIDS and HIV free i would think they should study these people who have these natural immunities to see what is so different about them and develop a cure if me an average Jane knows about this i am sure scientists do as well and are working on it
547801
They are running a terrible risk of nasty diseases, for one thing.  Also, there is the issue of self-respect.  A woman in such a situation cannot believe she will be respected by any of the men involved.  If she's not getting paid for it, there's no sense to it.  If she is getting paid for it, then I cannot comment, except to hope that she's using protection and getting tested regularly.