The growth of HIV cases in Indonesia is one of the most rapid ones among the countries in Asia (UNAIDS 2013). Indonesia’s Ministry of Health estimates that more than 500.000 people in Indonesia will become infected with HIV in 2014 unless there is an acceleration of HIV prevention programs (UNICEF Indonesia 2012). In Indonesia, the testing of HIV currently is done in voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) clinics in selected hospitals. The patients are required to visit the clinic to do the testing and counseling. VCT has been shown to have a role in both HIV prevention and as an entry point to treatment (UNAIDS 2000). This program has been one of the most important parts of national strategic plan to prevent and control HIV in Indonesia (Afriandi et al 2009). However, there has been an idea for at-home HIV testing for a long time (Whellams 2008; Wright et al. 2006). At-home testing for HIV is supposed to reduce the number of individuals which are unaware that they are infected with HIV. In July 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the sale of the first rapid home testing kit in the USA (Food and Drug Administration 2012). Interestingly, there have been many pros and cons about this testing (Arnold 2012; Whellams 2008; Wright and Katz 2006; Sibbald 2000). This paper will analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the introduction of an HIV home testing kit in Indonesia and argue that such a kit would be beneficial for high risk populations in Indonesia.
The main objection for allowing at home HIV testing to be sold in Indonesia concerns the lack of counseling part in self testing. It is feared by some experts that there would be some detrimental effects caused by the absence of direct counseling before and af...
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One day while doing his job, a physician used a used swab that was possibly infected with HIV on another patient. When looked at by certain people, the doctor did the correct thing by telling his patient that he roused a swab on him/her. However, the chances of this patient getting HIV was substantially low, and he should have waited for the patient to develop symptoms, which would have been rare, before telling the truth. As stated by Michael Greenberg, “he might have done better by keeping his mouth shut.” If the doctor did lie, he could have lied to protect himself, the quality of life of the patient, and his ability to help others with their lives. If he had not told the patient that he used the swab on him/her, he/she would not have had to live in fear of getting HIV. Because of this decision of truth telling, the doctor lost his job, money, confidence, and also affected someone’s quality of life.
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The AIDS virus is the most common disease, and with no cure, an infected person will die. It is estimated that 90 to 95 percent of AIDS infections occur in developing countries where the world’s worst living conditions exist.
The purpose of this paper is to exam a Healthy People 2020 health topic. This paper will discuss HIV; human immunodeficiency virus. This paper will assess, interpret, justify, evaluate and appraise HIV disease, its history, health statistics, preventive measures, the role of the nurse and finally an appraisal of the health programs and availability of supportive care.
In United States, the HIV epidemic reached its peak in the 1980s when the number of infected reached 130,000 people per year. Infected women ...
To decrease HIV transmission and to minimise the impact of the epidemic, on children, young people and families, through the growing effectiveness of national action to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the East of Asia and the Pacific regions. They aim to provide practical support and aid at community level, encouraging the full engament of people affected by HIV/AIDS.
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