Hello everyone,
It is almost the end of the semester and it feels like it went by so fast. I learnt more and more about HIV as weeks went by and I realized how much I did not know about this topic. I was inspired to take this class because I had thought that I would know a lot of HIV and it would help me educate more people around me including my family and friends. I cannot believe that by taking this class how much my family has opened up on this topic. My dad was started a conversation on HIV about it just a few days ago and I was really surprised. But I was so happy that they are thinking about it with their minds open.
Every question of the week is challenging and makes me think about the situation for the longest time. This week's question was a really nice one because education and awareness are the most important thing according to me. I do not how much in statistics but it would definitely help a lot in the preventing to spread this disease. Younger people have a tendency to think that they are not prone to HIV risk. But they are so wrong because we learnt in one of the very first assignments that it does not discriminate. Anyone can get it. I have thought that the next time I go home to India, I am going to find an organization that works for HIV and get involved in education.
Did You Know..........
Pregnancy and labor and delivery account for about 20% of the risk of transmission of HIV from mother to child. Just labor and delivery counts for 15% of the risk for perinatal transmission.
There is a greater risk of transmission during longer labor periods than short labors.
Transmission risk can be reduced by as much as 50% in a caesarean section than a normal delivery.
Source:
http://pepcourse.co.za/pdf/3_Unit33_HIVInLabourAndDelivery.pdf
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It is nice that your family is open about the topic now. The same thing has happened with my friends and family. I can know ask them all to go get tested or have they been tested without them looking at me like I am crazy. This class has really opened my eyes to so much.
ReplyDeleteWith the pregnacies I wonder does that percentage also count for the individuals taking the prevention drug that decreases there chances for transmittion to 2%?
I have come a long way in this class. I would almost say that out of all the classes I have taken this is one of the few that once I have complted it, my life and the way I act will surely be changed forever. I have changed into a person that thinks more thoroughly and clearly about the decisions I make in my sexually life. Also, I never new that giving birth is that much of a risk of transmission of the virus. That is extremely interesting. great "did you know".
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ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, this class gave me the chance to learn more about HIV and educate myself and others. I am still trying to convince my mother that it's okay for me to be around someone who's HIV+ and that I won't get it just from talking to them! I really hope I can make her losen up a little bit and be open about it.
I too enjoy the questions of the week, I hate that dumbfounded feeling that I always seem to get each week when we get a new challenging question. These questions pull you in so many different directions that sometimes I feel like a two face. Compelling arguments can be made in either direction, and they really make you think and question your own beliefs.
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