Transcript POSITIVE PREVENTION

POSITIVE PREVENTION
YOUNG PEOPLE’S TRAINING
BY; HADIA HAWA
Positive prevention encompasses a
number of strategies that include the
following;
Positive living
 Under this aspect a person living with HIV/ AIDS must
find an HIV specialist to manage the medications and
also monitor the immune system.
 Condom use is an absolute must
 Understand opportunistic infections and how to
prevent them.ie fungal, bacterial, viral, parasite.
 Know everything about HIV medications
 Keep track of lab results ie CD4 counts.
 Join a support group.
Positive prevention strategies cont;
Nutrition
 Eat a well balanced diet and exercise regularly
 Nutritious foods can work with medications to
help boost weakened immune systems
 Correct foods can ease side effects of
HIV/AIDS medications.
 Have a daily exercise routine such as yoga and
walking.
Cont;
Adherence
This means sticking to something firmly eg sticking firmly
to an HIV regimen ie taking HIV medicines everyday
and exactly as prescribed.
Drug resistance
This happens when HIV is no longer suppressed by HIV
medicines that previously prevented the virus from
multiplying. There is a strong relation ship between
adherence and drug resistance ie, taking HIV medicines
every day prevents HIV from multiplying which reduces
the risk that HIV will mutate and produce drug resistant
HIV.
Why is adherence sometimes difficult?
 Side effects from HIV medicines such as nausea,
diarrhea.
 Trouble swallowing pills or other difficulty taking
medicines.
 A busy schedule, shift from work or staying away from
home that makes it hard to take pills on time.
 Illness and depression.
 Alcohol or drug use that interferes with the activities of
daily life.
 Lack of health insurance to pay for HIV medicines.
 Fear of disclosing ones HIV positive status to others
Cont;
Disclosure .
Palliative health care.