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- W2161634197 abstract "Oh no, I feel uncomfortable with blood, I don’t know if I want to take the HIV test!” This is a general attitude towards HIV/AIDS inside a voluntary testing and counselling (VCT) environment and it is enhanced by numerous superstitions and misconceptions regarding HIV/AIDS which still occur in a South African context. Yet there is an alternative, approved test for HIV/AIDS available which does not require a blood sample. Testing for the presence of HIV/AIDS by means of an oral specimen has been used for more than 10 years, while the rapid version thereof received official endorsement in the USA in 2004. Although the oral fluid HIV testing option is utilized in SA, oral fluid tests have still to be used in an official capacity. No policy, guidelines or legislation regarding any aspect of oral fluid HIV testing currently exists in SA. As a result, this alternative HIV testing method is not well-known among the general South African public. The aim of this research paper will be to raise and positively influence the profile and image of oral HIV testing as an attractive alternative to HIV testing that requires a blood specimen. The foundation for this will be laid by proving that the lack of the need for a blood specimen in oral fluid HIV testing positively influences testing for HIV. This research project will further suggest a specific promotional strategy for oral testing with the aim of convincing more individuals to test for HIV. This strategy will be based on its distinguishing characteristic – namely the absence of blood – and entails the following: A poster campaign will be suggested to create awareness and promote these tests as a more “user friendly” version of HIV testing. At ground level the strategy will be carried out by setting up mobile HIV/AIDS testing units, specializing in oral fluid HIV testing. Moreover certain guidelines will be suggested for oral test administration. Stellenbosch University http://scholar.sun.ac.za" @default.
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- W2161634197 title "The future of oral fluid HIV testing in South Africa" @default.
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