KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ODLM ASSIGNMENT HSCI 225 SEMINAR ON HIV/AIDS Date due !t" N#$e%&e' 2(()* Answer true or false and give the reason why 1. The majority of men, women, children worldwide living with HIV/AIDS resides in the .S !. AIDS has re"laced malaria, T.# as the world$s leading ca%se of death d%e to infectio%s disease among ad%lts &. Africa is the continent with the most ad%lts and children c%rrently living with Hiv/Aids '. A "erson can (e infected with HIV for many years (efore any sym"toms occ%r ). A child cannot (e infected with HIV/AIDS even if he /she is se*%ally a(%sed. False+ A child, if a(%sed (y a "erson who is HIV "ositive, ris,s (eing infected with the vir%s. -. Any .hild who is HIV "ositive can infect other children while "laying with them. Fa+,e+ /rdinary "lay will not e*"ose other children, (%t if the child is inj%red and s (leeding then there is a ris,.

0. A child who is HIV "ositive sho%ld not slee" in the same (ed with other children (eca%se sharing (eds can infect other children. True+ Its is (etter for children to slee" in se"arate (eds. Some children may act%ally initiate se*%al "lay as early ) years old. rine can contain the vir%s, altho%gh this

has not (een scientifically "roven as one of the ,now ro%tes of transmission of HIV/AIDS.

1. If an AIDS "arent who has o"en s,in lesions h%gs a child there is a ris, of infecting that child. True+ Any contact with (ody secretions sho%ld (e avoided. 2hat do yo% thin, of this verse, 3evitic%s 1)+114 5. An %n(orn child has a &67 ris, of (eing infected with HIV if the mother is HIV "ositive T'ue+ A(o%t &67 of HIV "ositive mothers will infect (a(ies thro%gh the "lacenta or at (irth.

16. All (a(ies (orn to HIV "ositive mothers will test "ositive for the anti(ody HIV test. Fa+,e+ Some may test "ositive at (irth, (%t if the mother$s anti(odies did not cross the "lacenta to reach the (a(y, then the (a(y may test "ositive. 11. All (a(ies who are (orn to HIV "ositive mothers and who test HIV "ositive at (irth definitely have HIV infection. Fa+,e+ /nly &67 of (a(ies (orn to HIV "ositive mothers definitely have HIV. A(o%t 067 are s"ared. The HIV test cond%cted at (irth is an anti(ody test, and the anti(odies co%ld have come from the mother. The child will have HIV infection if the vir%s entered the (a(y have come from the mother. The child will have HIV infection if the vir%s entered the (a(y thro%gh the "lacenta or d%ring la(o%r, and if the mother decides to (reast feed (a(y. The tr%e state of the (a(y at (irth can (e detected if a direct test for the vir%s is done, one that detects vir%s or viral "articles. nfort%nately this is e*tremely so"histicated and e*"ensive. Therefore, some (a(ies who test "ositive for anti(odies at (irth may (ecome negative once the anti(odies from the mother are eliminated from the (a(y$s (lood system and all f%rther contact with the vir%s removed. To r%le o%t "ediatric HIV, the anti(ody test m%st (e "erformed at the age of 1!811 months.

1!. Delivering (y caesarean section will red%ce the ris, of the (a(y (eing infected with the HIV vir%s from an HIV "ositive mother. Tr%e+ 9*"erience has "roved this. 1&. Delivery thro%gh the vagina will red%ce the ris, of HIV infection of the (a(y since there is less (lood involved. :alse+ 9*"erience has "roved that vaginal delivery increases the ris,, es"ecially if the "lacenta ;(ag of water< (ro,e (efore la(o%r. 1'. #oiling the (reast mil, of an HIV "ositive mother (efore giving to the (a(y will red%ce ris,s of infection thro%gh (reast mil,. Tr%e+ The vir%s is very sensitive to heat and will (e destroyed (y it, (%t this is a rather diffic%lt and tedio%s "roced%re. 1). The only s%re way to r%le o%t "ossi(ilities of mothers infecting their children with the HIV vir%s is (y having fathers and mothers test for HIV when e*"ecting or "lanning to have a (a(y. Tr%e+ =re8"regnancy co%nseling to ,now HIV stat%s is ideal. =reventive meas%res can (e ta,en so that ris, of child infection is greatly red%ced.

1-. =rolonged (reastfeeding for %" to ! years will increase chances of the (a(y (eing infected with the HIV (y 16 to !6 "ercent. Tr%e+ >esearch has "roved this 10. A "regnant woman has an added ris, of HIV infection if she is anemic or e*"eriences severe hemorrhage. Tr%e+ Anemia in "regnancy can necessitate (lood transf%sion. #lood transf%sion is ris,y even when the (lood tests HIV negative 11. :amily "lanning and the %se of the condom will red%ce the "revalence of "ediatric AIDS Tr%e+ ?o "regnancy, no (a(y 15. Treatment of an HIV "ositive mother will not red%ce the ris, of the (a(y (eing infected.

:alse+ This has (een shown to red%ce the ris, from !7 to 167 es"ecially in 9%ro"e. !6. 2o%nds on the ni""le of a (reastfeeding mother will increase the ris, of the child (eing infected with the HIV vir%s. Tr%e+ This is (eca%se (lood fl%ids from the wo%nd will contaminate the mil,. !1. A "erson can have an STD witho%t any sym"tom or sign T'ue+ This is "artic%larly tr%e for women. Some STDs may "resent sym"toms very (riefly in their early stages@ the sym"toms then disa""ear, (%t the infection "ersists. In men, some STIs ;e.g. .hlamydia< have no sym"toms. !!. A .hristian wife cannot have an STD Fa+,e+ If there is infidelity in the co%"le, one can get an STD ;He(rew 1&+', Aathew 1)+15!6<

!&. All STDs e*ce"t HIV can (e c%red with "ro"er treatment Fa+,e+ /ther viral infections s%ch as her"es cannot (e c%red.

!'. Vaginal discharge in a woman means that she definitely has an STD Fa+,e+ It may not (e an infection !). Se* with a virgin will c%re an STD of an old man Fa+,e+ This is a myth. Se*%al activity of any ,ind cannot c%re any STD

!-. The (est thing to do if yo% s%s"ect an STD is to inform yo%r se*%al "artner. Fa+,e+ The first thing to do is to see, treatment and follow it thoro%ghly.

!0. /nly "eo"le who have interco%rse can contract an STD Fa+,e+ Infants can contract STIs e.g. sy"hilis while still in the wom(, or gonorrhea at (irth from the (irth canal

!1. 2ife cleansing can e*"ose one to STDs and even HIV T'ue+ A village cleanser cleans the entire village@ he is a living reservoir of STIs in the village !5. It is (etter to remove the c%rse from the family when one loses a h%s(and than to a(andon tradition. Fa+,e .hristians have no c%rse. .hrist has ta,en away their c%rses in the cross at .alvaryB C.%rsed is the one who hangs on a treeB ;Dalatians &+1&<.

&6. A married .hristian man sho%ld %se a condom when he s%s"ects that he has an STD T'ue+ He sho%ld disc%ss his fears with his wife and the co%"le sho%ld %se a condom &1. It is im"ossi(le for an African man to (e faithf%l to one se*%al "artner Fa+,e+ .hrist give "ower to all his children to do the right thing ;Eohn 1+1!<.