Yu no bɔt di HIV tɛst? Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt am ditayli!

We yu yɛri di wɔd HIV, yu kin fil smɔl fɔ fred ɔr de fred. Bɔt i rili impɔtant fɔ no bɔt am. Bikɔs, if dɛn no HIV kwik kwik wan, na sik we dɛn kin kɔntrol fayn fayn wan ɛn liv wɛlbɔdi layf. So, tide wi go tɔk bɔt wetin na HIV tɛst, aw fɔ gɛt am, ɛn wetin na di rizɔlt.

Wetin na HIV? Wetin mek dis tɛst impɔtant?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) na wan vayrɔs we de atak di imyun sistɛm na wi bɔdi. Wi imyun sistɛm tan lɛk di ami we de protɛkt wi kɔntri. Di HIV vayrɔs de atak dis ami ɛn wik am. Dɔn wi bɔdi nɔ kin ebul fɔ bia ivin smɔl smɔl sik dɛn.

If dɛn nɔ trit di HIV infɛkshɔn fayn, i kin kam fɔ bi AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) . I kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja. Bɔt di bɛst tin na dat, ivin if yu gɛt HIV, if dɛn no se yu gɛt HIV kwik kwik wan ɛn bigin fɔ trit yu, yu kin gɛt wɛlbɔdi ɛn yu nɔ go go na di stej we yu gɛt AIDS. Na dat mek i rili impɔtant fɔ mek dɛn du HIV tɛst.

Di we aw dɛn de du HIV tɛst naw kin rili wok fɔ no di vayrɔs. So, if yu tink se yu go de pan denja, i go fayn fɔ mek yu du tɛst.

Us kayn tɛst dɛn de fɔ no if pɔsin gɛt HIV?

Tri men kayn HIV tɛst de. Dɛn tɛst ya kin yuz yu blɔd sɛmpul (we na vein ɔ finga prik) ɔ yu kin yuz yu mɔt wata. Dis difrɛn frɔm di saliva.

1. Nyukliyk Asid Tɛst (NAT): .

• dis de chεk dayrekt fכ di prεsεns fכ di jεnεtik mεtirial fכ di HIV vayrus (`HIV RNA`). i kin no bak aw mכch vayrus de na di bכdi (`vayral lod`).
• Dis na tɛst we dia smɔl, we dɛn kin du na big lɛb. I min fɔ tek blɔd frɔm wan vein.

2. Antijen/Antibodi Tεst:

• Dis nɔto bɔt di vayrɔs insɛf, bɔt na di we aw wi bɔdi de ansa di vayrɔs.
• Di fɔs tin we yu fɔ luk fɔ na sɔntin we dɛn kɔl antijen . Antijen na sɔntin we de mek wi imyun sistɛm wok. If yu gɛt HIV, yu fɔ gɛt sɔntin we dɛn kɔl p24 antijen na yu blɔd.
• Neks, wi kin luk fɔ HIV antibodies . Wi imyun sistɛm de mek dɛn antibodi ya fɔ fɛt di vayrɔs.
• yu kin si antijen dεm na di bכdi bifo di antibodi dεm.

3. Antibodi Tɛst: .

• Dis de luk fɔ HIV antibodi dɛn nɔmɔ.

In jɛnɛral, di `NAT` tɛst dia, so dɛn nɔ kin yuz am fɔ chɛk fɔ HIV pas yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn. If yu tɛst pɔsitiv fɔ HIV, yu dɔktɔ kin ɔda fɔ mek dɛn du `NAT` tɛst fɔ chɛk yu vayral lod.

di fכs step fכ HIV skrεning na antibodi tεst כ antijen/antibodi tεst. If di rizɔlt na pɔsitiv, dɛn go nid fɔ du ɔda tɛst fɔ kɔnfɔm am.

Ustɛm yu fɔ du HIV tɛst?

Di US Preventive Services Task Force se ɔlman we ol bitwin 15 ɛn 65 ia fɔ gɛt tɛst fɔ HIV at le wan tɛm na dɛn layf. HIV nɔr kin ɔltɛm mek yu gɛt sɔm kayn sik wae de kam fɔs. So, fɔ gɛt tɛst na di wangren we fɔ no if yu gɛt di vayrɔs. If yu du dat, yu go ebul fɔ mek i nɔ go to ɔda pipul dɛn.

Dɔn bak, if yu gɛt ay risk fɔ gɛt HIV, ɔ if yu gɛt bɛlɛ, yu fɔ rili gɛt dis tɛst.

Udat dɛn de pan denja pas ɔlman?

HIV kin pas tru di chenj we dɛn de chenj di wata we de na di bɔdi ɛn blɔd we dɛn de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs. If yu gɛt dɛn wata ya frɔm pɔsin we gɛt HIV, yu de pan ay risk. We yu du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit pɔsin we gɛt HIV we yu nɔ yuz tin fɔ protɛkt yusɛf (lɛk kɔndɔm) kin mek yu gɛt HIV bad bad wan.

We yu fɔ du tɛst fɔ HIV mɔ ɛn mɔ:

• If yu du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit yu vagina, anal, ɔ ɔral wit pɔsin we gɛt HIV, ɔ pɔsin we dɛn nɔ no in HIV stetɔs.
• If yu gɛt pas wan pɔsin we yu de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit, ɔ if yu patna gɛt pas wan pɔsin we yu de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit.
• If yu na man ɛn yu de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit ɔda man dɛn (`MSM - Man dɛn we de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit Man`).
• If yu gɛt ɔda sik we pɔsin kin gɛt frɔm mami ɛn dadi biznɛs (STI) we nɔto HIV (we yu gɛt ɔda STI i kin mek yu gɛt HIV mɔ ɛn mɔ).
• If yu sheb nidul wit ɔda pipul dɛn fɔ injekt drɔgs.

Fɔ gɛt tɛst ɔltɛm min se sɔntɛm wan tɛm insay di ia, ɔ ivin mɔ. Di CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) se man dɛm we de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit man fɔ gɛt tɛst ɛvri 3-6 mɔnt. Aks yu dɔktɔ aw ɔltɛm yu fɔ du tɛst.

If dɛn du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit yu, i impɔtant fɔ mek dɛn du tɛst fɔ HIV da tɛm de. Yu fɔ go to dɔktɔ bak wantɛm wantɛm ɛn bigin fɔ tek wan kɔs fɔ HIV mɛrɛsin, we dɛn kɔl PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) . Dis mɛrɛsin kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt HIV. Bɔt dɛn fɔ bigin am insay 72 awa afta dɛn dɔn wok.

Wetin mek i impɔtant fɔ du HIV tɛst we uman gɛt bɛlɛ?

I fayn fɔ mek dɛn du tɛst fɔ HIV we yu gɛt bɛlɛ, mɔ insay di fɔs tri mɔnt. Dis na bikɔs HIV kin pas frɔm mama to pikin. I kin pas bak tru di mama in milk. If yu gɛt tritmɛnt kwik we yu gɛt bɛlɛ, yu kin mek di vayrɔs nɔ pas to yu pikin.

If yu gɛt bɛlɛ ɛn yu gɛt ay risk fɔ gɛt HIV, i fayn fɔ mek yu du tɛst tu ɔ tri tɛm we yu gɛt bɛlɛ.

Usay a kin gɛt HIV tɛst?

Bɔku ples dɛn de we yu kin gɛt tɛst (sɔm kin ivin du na yu yon os).

• Yu kin gɛt am na yu dɔktɔ in ɔfis, klinik, ɔ kɔmyuniti wɛlbɔdi sɛnta.
• Yu kin fɛn ples dɛn we de gi HIV ɛn ɔda STI tɛst bay we yu put yu adrɛs na di CDC wɛbsayt (lɛk di ``HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator''). Bɔku pan dɛn ples ya kin gɛt fri tɛst.
• If yu pas 17 ia, yu kin bay wan HIV tɛst kit we yu de du na os frɔm famasi ɔ na di intanɛt. Di wangren tin we FDA (Food and Drug Administration) dɔn gri fɔ mek dɛn du HIV tɛst na os na di wɔl na di OraQuick® In-Home HIV Test .

Aw HIV tɛst go no di vayrɔs? Wetin na di "Window Period"?

Wan HIV tɛst de luk fɔ di HIV vayrɔs na yu blɔd ɔ yu mɔt wata. Dis kin bi di vayrɔs insɛf, HIV antijen ɛn antibodi, ɔ jɔs antibodi. If yu test positif, yu go nid mɔ test fɔ kɔnfɔm am. If yu test negatif, dat min se yu nɔ go gɛt di vayrɔs.

Bɔt i rili impɔtant fɔ no bɔt di "window period" ya. Di winda tɛm na di tɛm bitwin we yu gɛt di vayrɔs ɛn we dɛn kin no am bay we dɛn du tɛst. Dis tɛm kin difrɛn frɔm wan pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin ɛn i kin difrɛn frɔm di kayn tɛst. So, yu fɔ gɛt tɛst afta dis winda tɛm dɔn pas.

• Nyukliyk asid tεst (NAT): Dis gεt di sכt winda tεst. I kin no if yu gɛt HIV infɛkshɔn bitwin 10 ɛn 33 dez afta yu dɔn gɛt am.
• Antijen/antibodi tɛst: Dɛn kin no infɛkshɔn bitwin 18 ɛn 45 dez afta dɛn dɔn ɛkspos am (blɔd tɛst) ɔ bitwin 18 ɛn 90 dez (fingastik tɛst).
• Antibodi tεst (vεri rεpid εn hכm tεst): I kin no infεkshכn bitwin 23 εn 90 de afta dεn εkspos.

If yu tɛst nɔ fayn, bɔt yu tink se yu go dɔn ɛkspos, mek shɔ se yu gɛt tɛst bak afta di winda tɛm dɔn.

Yu nid fɔ rɛdi bifo di tɛst?

No spɛshal prɛparashɔn nɔ de we dɛn nid fɔ du fɔ tɛst blɔd. Bɔt fɔ tɛst na os we yu de yuz wata we yu de it, dɛn kin advays yu fɔ avɔyd fɔ it ɔ drink fɔ 30 minit bifo di tɛst. Fɔ fala di instrɔkshɔn dɛn we de na di kit ɛksaktɔli.

Wetin kin apin we dɛn de du di tɛst?

Dis kin difrɛn difrɛn wan bay di kayn tɛst we yu de tek ɛn usay dɛn de tek am.

HIV tɛst dɛn we dɛn kin du na di lab

Bɔku pan di HIV tɛst dɛn kin gɛt fɔ du wit wɛlbɔdi biznɛs pɔsin we de tek yu blɔd ɛn sɛn am na lɛb. Yu kin du dɛn tin ya na yu dɔktɔ in ɔfis ɔ na klinik. If yu tɛst pɔsitiv, yu dɔktɔ go du mɔ tɛst fɔ kɔnfirm am. Di CDC rεkomεnd dis HIV tεst sikεns:

1. Fכs tεst: Antijen/antibodi tεst fכ chεk fכ HIV antijen p24 εn HIV antibodi dεm. If yu gɛt di sik, yu nid fɔ du sɛkɔn tɛst fɔ no if yu gɛt di rizɔlt.

2. Sεkɔn tεst: Na antibodi tεst fכ luk fכ antibodi dεm fכ di tu kayn HIV, HIV-1 εn HIV-2. If di sɛkɔn rizɔlt bak na pɔsitiv, dɛn kin kɔnfyus se yu gɛt HIV. If di rizɔlt nɔ klia, dɛn go nid fɔ du di tɔd tɛst.

3. Tɔd tɛst: Na `NAT` tɛst fɔ si if HIV de na yu blɔd.

Dis kɔmbayn tɛst dɛn kin wok lɛk 100% fɔ no HIV.

HIV tɛst dɛn we dɛn kin du kwik kwik wan

Dɛn tɛst ya kin luk fɔ HIV antibodi dɛm na yu blɔd ɔ yu mɔt wata. Na wan rεpid HIV antijen/antibodi tεst de bak. Dis kin bi bay we pɔsin we de kia fɔ wɛlbɔdi biznɛs tek blɔd sɛmpul frɔm vein, finga prik, ɔ swab frɔm insay di mɔt.

Sɔm tɛst dɛn we dɛn kin du kwik kwik wan kin gi rizɔlt insay lɛk 5 minit. Bɔt mɛmba se dɛn tin ya na jɔs di fɔs tin dɛn we kin apin. If yu rizɔlt na pɔsitiv, yu go nid fɔ go to yu dɔktɔ fɔ mek dɛn du ɔda tɛst bifo yu no yu rayt HIV stetɔs.

HIV tɛst we dɛn kin du na os

Di onli hom test we FDA apruv na di OraQuick®. Dis na HIV tɛst we dɛn kin du kwik kwik wan we de luk fɔ HIV antibodi dɛm. Fɔ yuz am, yu kin tek wan sɛmpul pan yu ɔral fluid bay we yu de swab yu ɔpa ɛn lɔwa palata. Dɔn dɛn kin put di swab insay wan smɔl vayl. i de sho se i gεt positifu כ nεgεtiv risכlt (bכku lεk bεlε tεst). Yu kin si di rizɔlt insay 20 to 40 minit.

If di rizɔlt na pɔsitiv, dɛn nid fɔ du mɔ tɛst fɔ kɔnfɔm am.

Ɛni risk de wit dis tɛst?

No big risk nɔ de fɔ mek dɛn du HIV tɛst. Yu kin fil smɔl diskɔmfɔt we dɛn pul di blɔd ɔ we dɛn pul wan drop blɔd na yu finga, na dat nɔmɔ.

Aw lɔng i kin tek fɔ gɛt rizɔlt?

Di tɛm we yu kin tek fɔ gɛt yu rizɔlt kin difrɛn difrɛn wan bay di kayn tɛst. Sɔm tɛst dɛn we dɛn kin du kwik kwik wan, lɛk antijen/antibodi ɛn antibodi tɛst, kin gi rizɔlt insay lɛs dan 20 minit. Di `NAT` tɛst gɛt di shɔt winda tɛm fɔ no HIV afta dɛn dɔn ɛkspos am. Bɔt, i kin tek sɔm tɛm fɔ mek yu gɛt di rizɔlt. I kin tek sɔm dez fɔ mek di rizɔlt fɔ wan `NAT` tɛst kam bak.

Wetin di rizɔlt dɛn se?

Di tɛst rizɔlt kin bi negatif ɔ pɔsitiv .

• Wan bad tin we kin apinDis min se di tɛst nɔ bin si ɛni sayn fɔ di vayrɔs. Dis kin min se yu nɔ gɛt HIV, ɔ yu dɔn gɛt HIV fɔ tu lɔng (insay di winda tɛm) fɔ mek dɛn no se yu gɛt di vayrɔs.
• If yu gɛt pɔsitiv rizɔlt , dat min se di tɛst dɔn si sɔm trays dɛn fɔ di vayrɔs. Dis kin min se yu gɛt HIV, ɔr yu nid fɔ du mɔ tɛst fɔ no if yu gɛt di rizɔlt.

Wetin a fɔ du if mi rizɔlt nɔ fayn?

If yu fɔs tɛst nɔ fayn, bɔt yu tink se yu go dɔn gɛt HIV (dat na if yu tɛst insay di winda tɛm), tek sɛkɔn tɛst afta di winda tɛm dɔn. Di sɛkɔn tɛst kin kɔnfirm se yu nɔ gɛt ɛni rizɔlt.

Ivin if yu test negatif, e impɔtant fɔ protɛkt yusɛf tumara bambay. Tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt if PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) fayn fɔ yu. `PrEP` na pil we yu de tek ɛvride. I kin ridyus di risk fɔ gɛt HIV frɔm mami ɛn dadi biznɛs bay 99%. Fɔ pipul dɛm wae de injekt drɔgs, i de ridyus di risk bay 74%. If yu nɔ gɛt HIV ɛn yu patna gɛt HIV, i impɔtant fɔ yuz `PrEP` kɔrɛkt wan.

Ivin if yu tek `PrEP`, i stil bεst fɔ yuz kɔndɔm fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm HIV ɛn ɔda `STI`.

Wetin a fɔ du if mi rizɔlt fayn?

If yu gɛt pɔsitiv rizɔlt frɔm wan tɛst, yu nid fɔ du mɔ tɛst wit yu dɔktɔ fɔ mek shɔ se na tru. Wae dɛn dɔn no se yu gɛt dis sik, yu ɛn yu dɔktɔ go woke togɛda fɔ mek wan tritmɛnt plan. Yu dɔktɔ go no aw fa yu HIV dɔn skata ɛn i go gi yu mɛrɛsin fɔ ɛp fɔ kɔntrol am. Dɛn kɔl di tritmɛnt fɔ HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) . Dis tritmɛnt de ɛp yu bɔdi fɔ fɛt di vayrɔs ɛn mek i nɔ go bifo to AIDS. Di nyu mɛrɛsin dɛn we de de rili pawaful. If yu yuz dɛn kɔrɛkt wan ɛn ɔltɛm, yu kin mek di sik nɔ wɔs ɛn liv fayn layf.

Dɔn bak, yu fɔ tɔk to yu pɔsin we yu de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit bɔt di sik we yu gɛt. If yu dɔn du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs we yu nɔ protɛkt, dɛn kin dɔn gɛt di vayrɔs frɔm yu. Dɛn fɔ gɛt tɛst bak.

Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin HIV-1 ɛn HIV-2 tɛst?

Tu kayn HIV de: HIV-1 ɛn HIV-2. Sɔm antibodi tɛst kin no if yu gɛt HIV-1, HIV-2, ɔ ɔl tu na yu blɔd. HIV-1 na di kayn HIV we bɔku pipul dɛn kin gɛt. I kin izi bak fɔ pas HIV-2.

Fɔ dɔn, a fɔ se... (Tek-Home Message)

Na nɔmal tin fɔ fil fɔ fred smɔl we yu de tink bɔt fɔ du HIV tɛst. Bɔt, i fayn fɔ no bɔt yu wɛlbɔdi biznɛs ɛn protɛkt di pipul dɛn we yu lɛk.

• Gɛt HIV tɛst wan tɛm na yu layf.If yu de pan big risk, du am mɔ ɛn mɔ.
• Yu fɔ mɛmba di tɛm we di winda de. Tek di tɛst afta da tɛm de dɔn pas.
• If di rizɔlt na fayn tin, nɔ panik. Wit di advans tritmɛnt wae de tide (ART), yu kin liv wɛl, gladi layf wit HIV.
• Sɔmbɔdi de we go ebul fɔ ɛp yu. Tɔk bɔt dis wit yu padi dɛn, fambul dɛn, ɔ pɔsin we yu kin abop pan fɔ advays yu.

HIV na jɔs ɔda wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm. If dɛn no am kwik ɛn dɛn de manej am fayn, natin nɔ de we de stɔp yu fɔ du wetin yu bin dɔn drim. Mek wi bi aware, mek wi get helti!

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