You and your health: Basic Knowledge about HIV/AIDS (III)
Dear All,
Continuation, Today writting on basic knowledge of HIV will be;
Prevention of Sexual HIV Transmission:
- Decreasing the risk of being exposed
- delay age of sexual debut
- decrease the numbers of sexual partners
- If exposed, decreasing the risk for transmission
- consistently use male and female condoms
- undergo voluntary testing and counselling, know your HIV status
(Prevention of Blood-Borne HIV Transmission
Method of transmission:
- Transfusion
- Re-use of needles and surgical instruments - without sterilisation
- Needle stick injuries to healthcare workers
How to prevent the above mentioned transmission method?
Sterilising or not re-using needles screening blood and blood products for HIV prior to administration
sterilisation of surgical instruments (including those used in traditional practices such as circumcision and scarification) sterilising or not re-using needles
universal precautions for healthcare workers (for example, use of gloves and eyewear, proper disposal of needles)
Next Part: i will discuss about.
Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
HIV positive women can prevent transmission of infection to their babies by giving both mother and baby ART.
Thank for stopping by.
Have a blessed night.
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