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       Monday with the Editor: Protect yourself from AIDS

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  HIV can also be spread by sharing contaminated needles and syringes, as in injecting drugs, as well as from an infected mother to her child during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding.

KEEP TO ONE SEX PARTNER

  The best way to protect against HIV and AIDS is to keep to one faithful sex partner. Men should not visit prostitutes, who carry a high risk of having HIV, and from whom they might get the virus and pass it on to their wives or girlfriends. It is the same with casual sex. You cannot tell who is infected by looking at them. When you travel to other countries, remember that even very young prostitutes can carry the disease. One sex act can ruin your life and your family's as well. If you have sex with more than one sex partner, use a condom. It is not 100% safe, but if used correctly, it reduces the risk of HIV and other sexually-transmitted diseases.

EDUCATE YOUR PARTNER

  Tell your partner about HIV and AIDS.

AVOID EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL

  Drinking too much alcohol impairs your ability to think clearly and you may regret your actions. All it takes is just one sexual encounter with an infected person to get HIV.

USE ONLY DISPOSABLE OR STERILE NEEDLES

  Do not inject drugs. If you do, use only disposable needles. Do not share needles or syringes. Go only to reliable operators for acupuncture, body-piercing or tattooing. Make sure they use sterile equipment.

CHECK IF YOU ARE UNSURE

  If you or your partner may have been exposed to HIV, go for an HIV test at any private clinic or polyclinic. All results are totally confidential.

  The HIV test detects anti-HIV antibodies in the blood, which are produced 2 - 12 weeks after HIV infection. This means that although the person feels well, he or she is already infectious to others and should inform their previous sex partners to get tested as well. A negative test does not rule out HIV infection. A repeat test 3 months after the first will confirm the result. A negative test does not mean that you are immune to HIV or protected from future infection.

  There is no cure for HIV infection or AIDS.  The medicines that are used are for treating the many diseases and cancers that AIDS patients develop, as well as to try to slow down the spread of HIV in one's body. But these only prolong one's lifespan and suffering. Until a cure or a vaccine is developed, the best way is to take no chances and spare no cost to protect yourself from HIV.

AIDS HELPLINES

24-hour AIDS & STD Helpline: (65) 254 1611

DSC Clinic: (65) 252 1324 (personal counselling)

AIDS Info & Counselling: (65) 254 0212 (by Action for Aids)

Tue/Thu/Fri:  6.30pm - 9.30pm

 

Source: The Health Educator, National Health Education Dept

 

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