Chiamaka Ohadiugha
Hi Reader
Hope you are doing well.
I am not happy at the moment but I will explain in my next post later today.
DO YOU KNOW YOUR STATUS?
Every year, more awareness and sensitisation about HIV/AIDS are wildly done. Encouraging and as it should be, a lot of people still lack adequate knowledge and information sharing about this disease.
Being a staff at the hospital, I realised that some people are unaware of their status and when they find out are often devastated and have tons of questions.
For the married pregnant women, it’s the fear of telling their husbands, on one hand, it maybe be that the man is infected but is not aware or he is but has not taken proper care of himself. On the other, is that the man sees the wife as one who is having extra marital affair. the notion that the only transmission channel being SEX needs to be end. Most cases, especially recent cases, patients get infected through the smallest means.
We have had cases were the woman cried herself home, although she was told to bring her whole family to conduct same result, she left and has not come back since then. I wondered what she has or is facing as she is pregnant.
A recent case was a fine young lady who after going through the test found out for the first time that she was infected 😭😩😩 my heart sank that day. She was immediately put on the scheme for medication.
A lot more to say, but basically stay safe and take necessary steps to having a healthy life. Having HIV is not the end of ones life. I have seen victims, they look so healthy and well(for those judiciously taking their medications tho), you wouldn’t suspect if they didn’t tell you.
Better to know than live in denial…
For the first time I had the opportunity to have a joint Podcast session today and I’m very happy about this. Tap on this link and listen to our conversation and learn one or two.
Stay safe and safe…
ChiamakaOhadiugha 