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MAX MORNING SHOW: HIV/AIDS, Stigma, and Sensitization

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When it comes to learning our HIV status as young people, there is a lot of dread. For the past 16 years and counting, Linda Ewoenam Donkor has managed HIV statistics and provided counseling. Stigma has a long history in our culture as a whole. There has been a lot of promotion on social media for the foundation’s good deeds.

Unprotected intercourse is not the only way that HIV is spread; in fact, for some time now, history has shown that it is the main source of HIV transmission. Sensitization campaigns have also been pushed in Uganda, South Africa, and other nations other from Ghana.

The best element of treatment is understanding your status as an individual; tests should be performed as frequently as desired.
Stigmatization shouldn’t be an option because HIV treatment has come so far.

In addition to unprotected intercourse, there are numerous additional ways to get HIV, including using unsterilized salon blades, pricking oneself with an infected person’s needles, and more. Families can perform a comprehensive medical examination every three months to determine whether there is any reason for concern.

Knowing your condition early on is incredibly beneficial and can prevent many problems. The whole people should have access to HIV education to prevent fear from taking over. favorable clients

The medications are crucial because they decrease viral growth and make the infection undetectable when administered. Auntie Linda said, “Undetectable is equal to untransferable.”

Because the virus becomes resistant to the medicines, reinfecting oneself while high on drugs entails having unprotected intercourse with an infected individual. We ought to band together to fight stigmatization as a single, united people.

Source: Ghana/max.com.gh/MaxTV/MaxFM/Pamela Appiah Dankwa

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