MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1992
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INFORMATION BOOKLET ON HIV TEST PUBLISHED
THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ON AIDS (CEPAIDS) PUBLISHED AN INFORMATION BOOKLET WHICH GIVES GUIDELINES AND ADVICE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT SURE WHETHER THEY SHOULD TAKE AN HIV TEST.
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BOOKLET HAS LISTED DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK AND SHOULD THINK ABOUT TAKING AN HIV TEST. THEY
* MEN OR WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SEX PARTNERS,
WHETHER HOMOSEXUAL, BISEXUAL OR HETEROSEXUAL;
* PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED PROSTITUTES (MALE OR FEMALE) OR
STRANGERS FOR SEX;
* SEXUAL PARTNERS OF INFECTED PERSONS;
* DRUG USERS WHO HAVE SHARED NEEDLES;
* PEOPLE WHO NEED FREQUENT BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS OR BLOOD
PRODUCT INCLUDING HEMOPHILIACS;
* INFANTS BORN OF AN INFECTED MOTHER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR CEPAIDS TODAY (MONDAY) POINTED OUT THAT THE LEAFLET EXPLAINED WHAT EXACTLY WERE AIDS AND HIV; WHAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE HIV TEST, AND POINTS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN CONSIDERING WHETHER TAKE A TEST.
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"FOR MANY PEOPLE, UNCERTAINTY IS THE WORST FEAR OF ALL. TEST CAN LIFT A GREAT WEIGHT OFF PEOPLE'S MIND AND WHATEVER RESULT, IT CAN HELP PEOPLE AND THEIR PARTNERS TO LIVE A SAFER LIFESTYLE IN THE FUTURE,
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HOWEVER, HE STRESSED THAT ONLY A PERSON COULD DECIDE HIMSELF WHETHER HE SHOULD TAKE AN HIV TEST.
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IF PEOPLE WANT TO TALK THINGS OVER AT ANY TIME WITH TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED ADVISORS, THEY CAN CALL AIDS COUNSELING & HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICE ON TEL 780 2211.
"FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DECIDED TO HAVE AN HIV TEST, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS TO TELEPHONE 780 2211 ANY TIME BETWEEN 8 AM AND 8 PM (MONDAY TO FRIDAY). ALL CALLS ARE TREATED IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE.
"ALTERNATIVELY, THEY COULD CONSULT THEIR SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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FREE COPIES OF THE BOOKLET WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY} AT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES OF DISTRICT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS; MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PUBLICITY DIVISION OF THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, CENTRAL.
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