Voluntary HIV Counseling: Facts, Issues, and Answers

Abstract:
[ARCHIVED] The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has developed this brochure to answer questions regarding the benefits of seeking HIV testing and counseling. The following topics and questions are addressed: New Choices; Medical Care Offers Benefits to People with HIV Infection and AIDS; What is HIV, and How Could I Become Infected?; What Happens If I Become Infected with HIV?; The Way to Know Whether You Are Infected: HIV-Antibody Counseling and Testing; Should I Seek HIV Counseling and Testing?; Risk Checklist; Reasons for Seeking Counseling and Testing; Reasons for Not Seeking Counseling and Testing; Understanding the HIV Counseling and Testing Process; Deciding Where to Go for Counseling and Testing; The Process of Counseling and Testing; The Meaning of Your Test Result; How a Positive Test Result Might Affect Your Life; and, Answers to Your Questions.


Date Published: 10/1/1990

Pages: 30

Location Code: 13003