Do you feel anxious and afraid of being at risk of
HIV/AIDS infection? Or even worried you may have been infected with HIV that could possibly develop into full blown AIDS soon? Use our
HIV Risk Calculator with questions that probe into the risk factors and determine if any of them applies to you. If you believe you are at risk of being exposed to possible HIV infection, it is of utmost importance that you get tested for
HIV at the earliest.
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that primarily transmits through unprotected sexual intercourse. It destroys the body's immunity and causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). AIDS was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic.
This test is extremely misleading. First of all, there is no distinction between HIV and AIDS in the questions. If the person we have sexual contact with is HIV positive, this does not automatically mean that we are at risk. For example, the virus load of an HIV positive person who is under ART treatment [modern and the most common treatment for HIV], could be 'undetectable,' meaning that the transmission rate of the virus to an HIV negative person is around 0-1% (which is extremely low, and even lower than transmission risks of unprotected oral sex). Second, the transmission rate of the virus also depends on the period in which the HIV positive person acquired the virus. For example, the transmission rates during the initial periods of contact with HIV is not the same as the later periods. In summary, my point is that such tests as this one are only misleading and they only serve for augmenting the HIV related stigma that makes so many lives to be lived in a burden. The only non-misleading thing that this test has is that the testing for HIV and other STD's are crucially important. Whether you belong to a high- or low-risk group, getting tested every 3 to 6 months is important for your own health, and also the people you are in contact with sexually. I am an academic who is working on HIV and HIV-related stigma and I found this test by accident. I must say that I was shocked and disappointed with the fact that it is 2020 and we are still using, and being encouraged to use, such methods (these tests) to see whether we need to get tested. If you need help please seek professional help by your local doctor or website of HIV organizations. As the source of this test (from 1997), the measures and its outcome are outdated.
http://www.hiv-zelftest.nl
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at http://www.hiv-testing.com/en/hiv-calculator/ you can find a more detailed hiv/aids calculator