Yes, it was a useful measure because testing for HIV became a routine. This allowed to detect people with AIDS and treat them.
So, the stigma about this disease started to disappear and people trusted in the therapies and medicines, and consequently, there were less deaths, more control and prevention.
Routine testing for HIV was a very useful measure because the number of people who went to the clinics increased a lot. Routine testing helped detect many people with AIDS and consequently, they were able to start a treatment or to at least stop spreading the virus. It also was very useful because it reduced the stigma around HIV, as everyone had to be tested and not only those who thought they could have the disease.
Yes, it was. This routine testing showed numerous positive results in people that either didn't want to get tested due to the stigma linked to this disease, or they didn't know they had it, etc. In general, the importance of detecting sick HIV patients is very critical, since it spreads so fast. Having the number of infected patients controlled is pivotal.
The routine testing for HIV was very effective because it allowed the stigma around this disease to disappear. Once everybody was tested it was easier for people to accept the treatment. Besides, the routine testing allowed to discover HIV positives that were still asymptomatic, helping to prevent the spread of this disease.
I totally agree with you. But, as the video says, the problem with using HIV medication is that the population becomes so dependent on it that they forget the most important in so many countries: basic disease prevention. Despite this fact, the construction of a treatment program appears to have an effect in Botswana in terms of decreasing infections.
I agree with what you said, but I believe the consequences of implementing routine testing for HIV go way further than a decrease of infections in Botswana. This routine testing measure didn't online reduce infections such as Mma Oganne's latest child, who was born HIV free thanks to the medication taken by her mother, but it also had a huge impact on the prevention of the disease, as well as it was the step that led to 12 other african countries implementing this treatment program.
Yes, the fact that HIV testing was now a routine test, made the stigma of it nearly disappear. People were being tested because it was a routine, and not because they were suspicious of having HIV. This measure made it more natural and helped in the diagnosis of early cases, which helps with the decrease of the transmission.
Concluding, although there were more diagnosis of HIV, there were also, more people being treated, less deaths, and more prevention. People became more aware of the situation.
Yes, it was a useful measure because testing for HIV became a routine. This allowed to detect people with AIDS and treat them.
So, the stigma about this disease started to disappear and people trusted in the therapies and medicines, and consequently, there were less deaths, more control and prevention.
Of course yes, it was really helpful because it increased the number of cases detected and made the prevention easier.
Routine testing for HIV was a very useful measure because the number of people who went to the clinics increased a lot. Routine testing helped detect many people with AIDS and consequently, they were able to start a treatment or to at least stop spreading the virus. It also was very useful because it reduced the stigma around HIV, as everyone had to be tested and not only those who thought they could have the disease.
Yes, it was. This routine testing showed numerous positive results in people that either didn't want to get tested due to the stigma linked to this disease, or they didn't know they had it, etc. In general, the importance of detecting sick HIV patients is very critical, since it spreads so fast. Having the number of infected patients controlled is pivotal.
The routine testing for HIV was very effective because it allowed the stigma around this disease to disappear. Once everybody was tested it was easier for people to accept the treatment. Besides, the routine testing allowed to discover HIV positives that were still asymptomatic, helping to prevent the spread of this disease.
I totally agree with you. But, as the video says, the problem with using HIV medication is that the population becomes so dependent on it that they forget the most important in so many countries: basic disease prevention. Despite this fact, the construction of a treatment program appears to have an effect in Botswana in terms of decreasing infections.
Yes, the fact that HIV testing was now a routine test, made the stigma of it nearly disappear. People were being tested because it was a routine, and not because they were suspicious of having HIV. This measure made it more natural and helped in the diagnosis of early cases, which helps with the decrease of the transmission.
Concluding, although there were more diagnosis of HIV, there were also, more people being treated, less deaths, and more prevention. People became more aware of the situation.