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At the family Planning Clinic-
Family planning is very much related to two components of HIV & AIDS services: - PMTCT (Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission) and VCT (Voluntary Counselling & Testing). Family Planning services must include Counselling for HIV & AIDS.
Relevant and accurate information about HIV & AIDS shold be be given to couples/parents to be (discordant or not) to help them make informed decisions regarding their health, family planning, childbearing and safer sex.
Pre-test information is information about:
- What are HIV and AIDS?
- What is an HIV test and what is it for?
- What will happen to me during the test?
- When will I get the results of the test?
- What are some of the legal and social issues surrounding HIV/AIDS?
- The fact that sexual partners may have to be contacted to inform them of the test if the result is positive;
- How can I preventy HIV transmission?
(see the HAMP Act pg 12)
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