Wi go tɔk bɔt PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm HIV?

Adu! Aw di bɔdi? Tide wi go tɔk bɔt sɔntin we kin impɔtant to bɔku pipul dɛn, ɛn wan we fɔ ɛp fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm HIV – di vayrɔs we de mek yu gɛt AIDS – bifo i go insay yu bɔdi. Wi de kɔl dis PrEP. Sɔntɛm yu dɔn yɛri bɔt am. Lɛ wi tek tɛm luk wetin i bi, udat i de fɔ, aw ɛksaktɔli dɛn de yuz am, ɛn wetin yu nid fɔ no bɔt.

Wetin na PrEP (Pri-Ɛksplɔshɔn Prɔfylaksis)?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, PrEP na akɔdin fɔ ‘Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis’ . ‘Pri-Exposure’ min ‘bifo yu exposure’, we min bifo yu gɛt di HIV vayrɔs. ‘Prophylaxis’ na step wae yu kin tek fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm sik bifo i kam. PrEP na wan mɛrɛsin we pɔsin we nɔ gɛt di HIV vayrɔs na in bɔdi kin tek fɔ ridyus di risk fɔ gɛt HIV. Tink bɔt am lɛk we yu de pripia ambɔla bifo ren kam. Bɔt dis kin fayn fɔ HIV nɔmɔ, nɔto fɔ ɔda sik dɛn.

Wi kin gɛt dis PrEP mɛrɛsin insay tu men we dɛn:

• Wan na as ɔral pil we yu de tek ɛvride . Jɔs lɛk aw yu de tek vaytamɛn pil, yu nid fɔ tek am di sem tɛm ɛvride fɔ mek i wok fayn.
• Di ɔda we na as injɛkshɔn ɛvri tu mɔnt . Na dɔktɔ ɔ nɔs we dɔn tren kin gi yu dis.

Yu kin disayd uswan pan dɛn tu we ya go fayn fɔ yu bay we yu tɔk to dɔktɔ, ɛn tink bɔt tin dɛn lɛk aw yu de liv yu layf ɛn aw i go izi fɔ yu.

Udat PrEP impɔtant pas ɔl to?

Naw yu go mɔs de tink se, ‘Okay, so PrEP na drɔg we yu kin tek fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm HIV. Bɔt udat rili nid am?’ PrEP nɔto sɔntin we ɔlman fɔ tek. Dɛn kin advays am mɔ fɔ pipul dɛm wae gɛt bɔrku risk fɔ gɛt HIV . Dis na bikɔs HIV kin go bifo to di denja sik we dɛn kɔl AIDS if dɛn nɔ trit am. Lɛ wi tek wan luk pan udat de pan ay risk:

• If yu patna we de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit yu gɛt HIV (dat na if yu patna gɛt HIV), PrEP na rili impɔtant we fɔ mek yu protɛkt yusɛf frɔm HIV.
• If yu du anal sex we yu nɔ yuz kɔndɔm . Anal sɛks na di kayn mami ɛn dadi biznɛs we gɛt di ay risk fɔ gɛt HIV. So if yu du dis kayn mami ɛn dadi biznɛs we yu nɔ gɛt kɔndɔm, i rili fayn fɔ tink bɔt PrEP.
• If yu dɔn gɛt ɔda sik we pɔsin kin gɛt frɔm mami ɛn dadi biznɛs (STD) insay di las 6 mɔnt . Fɔ ɛgzampul, gɔnoria ɔ sifilis. Fɔ gɛt STD na sayn fɔ sho se yu nɔ de yuz sef sɛks. Sɔm STD dɛn kin mek bak di risk fɔ gɛt HIV kin mek pɔsin gɛt HIV.
• If yu du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit pɔsin we nɔ gɛt kɔndɔm wit pɔsin we dɛn nɔ no in HIVSɔmtɛm wi nɔ kin no di HIV stetɔs fɔ di pɔsin we wi de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit. Insay dɛn kayn tin ya, fɔ du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs we yu nɔ gɛt kɔndɔm na prɔblɛm. PrEP kin ridyus dis risk.
• If yu yuz di sem nidul/sirinj wit ɔda pipul dɛn we yu de injekt drɔgs, ɔ if yu sheb am . Dis na tin we rili denja. Nɔto HIV nɔmɔ, bɔt bɔku ɔda sik dɛn lɛk ɛpatitis B ɛn C kin pas dis we. So, i impɔtant fɔ mek pɔsin we de du dis no bɔt PrEP.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ tɔk opin wan wit dɔktɔ bɔt ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya if yu tink se dɛn kin apin to yu. Natin nɔ de fɔ shem ɔ fred. Dɔktɔ dɛn de fɔ ɛp yu, ɛn dɛn de protɛkt yu prayvet pat.

Yu tink se we yu tek PrEP, dat kin mek yu nɔ gɛt HIV ɔltɛm?

Dis na prɔblɛm fɔ bɔku pipul dɛn. PrEP na wan we we rili fayn fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm HIV, bɔt i kin wok if yu tek am jɔs lɛk aw dɛn tɛl yu . Dat min se yu fɔ tek di pil ɛvride, di sem tɛm ɛvride, ɔltɛm as yu ebul. Fɔ tek di vaysin di de we dɛn dɔn sɛtul fɔ tek am impɔtant. Nɔ mis wan de.

Bɔt na ɔda tin ya. PrEP de mek HIV nɔ pas fɔ big pasɛnt (ɔva 99%) , bɔt nɔto 100% . Dat min se ivin if pɔsin tek PrEP ɛksaktɔli, rili, rili smɔl chans de fɔ mek i gɛt HIV. I tan lɛk se yu wɛr di bɛst renkot, bɔt sɔntɛnde di kɔla na yu shit kin wet smɔl.

So, apat frɔm we yu de tek PrEP, fɔ yuz kɔndɔm we yu de du ɛvri akt we yu de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs, ilɛksɛf na vagina, ɔral, ɔ anal, na di bɛst ɛn kɔmplit we fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm HIV ɛn ɔda sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs (STD). I impɔtant fɔ mɛmba se PrEP nɔto fɔ tek ples fɔ kɔndɔm, bɔt na ɔda we fɔ protɛkt pɔsin . If yu yuz PrEP ɛn kɔndɔm togɛda, i de gi yu bɔku bɔku protɛkshɔn.

PrEP de protɛkt frɔm ɔda sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs (STD)?

Dis na pɔynt bak we rili impɔtant. PrEP de jɔs protɛkt yu frɔm HIV . Dat min se PrEP nɔ go ebul fɔ protɛkt yu frɔm ɔda sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs (STD) lɛk Gɔnoria, Sifilis, Klamidia, ɛn wɔt na yu bɔdi.

Tink bɔt dis we: PrEP tan lɛk spɛshal sikyɔriti lɔk we de protɛkt pɔsin frɔm spɛshal tifman we dɛn kɔl HIV. Bɔt ɔda tifman (ɔda STD) nɔ nid da lɔk de, dɛn kin kam na ɔda we.

So, ivin if yu de tek PrEP, fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm ɔda sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs, yu fɔ yuz kɔndɔm we yu de du ɛvri mami ɛn dadi biznɛs, ilɛksɛf na vagina, ɔral, ɔ anal . Kɔndɔm na yu bɛst padi we de protɛkt yu frɔm ɔda STD dɛn apat frɔm HIV. If yu yuz kɔndɔm we yu de tek PrEP, i de gi yu dɛbul di protɛkshɔn ɛn pis na yu maynd.

Aw a go gɛt PrEP? Wetin na di tin dɛn we wi fɔ no bɔt?

If yu fil se yu nid fɔ tek PrEP, yu nɔ go jɔs go na famasi ɛn aks fɔ am. PrEP na mɛrɛsin we dɛn kin gi pɔsin we dɔktɔ fɔ gi am .

Na sɔm tin dɛm wae yu fɔ no bɔt aw fɔ gɛt ɛn yuz PrEP:

1. Fɔ go to dɔktɔ:

• Fɔs, yu fɔ mit wit wan kwalifay dɔktɔ fɔ tɔk bɔt PrEP ditayli. Yu kin gɛt dis savis frɔm sɛkshɔnal wɛlbɔdi klinik ɔ dɔktɔ we gɛt no bɔt dis wok. Dɔn di dɔktɔ go tink bɔt yu wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm, HIV risk, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn fɔ disayd if PrEP fayn fɔ yu.
• Bifo yu bigin fɔ du PrEP, yu fɔ gɛt HIV tɛst fɔ mek shɔ se yu nɔ gɛt HIV . Dis na bikɔs PrEP na we fɔ mek dɛn nɔ gɛt HIV pan pipul dɛn we nɔ gɛt HIV, nɔto fɔ mɛn HIV. If pɔsin we gɛt HIV tek PrEP, di vayrɔs kin ebul fɔ bia wit di mɛrɛsin ɛn di tritmɛnt nɔ kin wok.

2. Yuz di mɛrɛsin kɔrɛkt wan (Adherence):

• If yu dɔktɔ tɛl yu fɔ tek pils we yu kin it , yu fɔ tek am di sem tɛm ɛvride, ɛn nɔ fɔgɛt . If yu mis ivin wan de, di mɛrɛsin nɔ go wok fayn igen. Jɔs lɛk if wan link na chen brok, di chen nɔ kin gɛt trɛnk igen. Sɛt wan mɛsej fɔ mɛmba yu na yu fon, ɔ ad am to yu ɛvride rutin fɔ mɛmba yu.
• If dɛn gi yu injɛkshɔn we dɛn kin gi yu ɛvri tu mɔnt , i impɔtant fɔ go ɛn tek di injɛkshɔn di de dɛn we dɛn dɔn plan fɔ gi yu . Nɔ mis wan apɔntinmɛnt. Mɛmba di nɛks de we di dɔktɔ gi yu ɛn go da tɛm de.

3. Di dɔktɔ we de kia fɔ am ɔltɛm:

• We yu de yuz PrEP, yu go nid fɔ tek HIV tɛst ɛvri 3 mɔnt fɔ kɔntinyu fɔ mek shɔ se yu nɔ gɛt HIV.
• Yu dɔktɔ kin du tɛst bak fɔ no aw di kidni de wok. Lɛk ɛni mɛrɛsin, PrEP kin mek sɔm smɔl smɔl sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn. Di sayd ɛfɛkt dɛm we kin apin pas ɔl na we yu bɛlɛ kin at ɛn diziz we yu bigin. Bɔt bɔku tɛm, dɛn nɔ kin siriɔs ɛn dɛn go stɔp insay sɔm dez ɔ wik. Yu dɔktɔ go mek yu no. If yu notis ɛnitin we nɔ kɔmɔn, tɛl yu dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.

Di saykolojik kɔmfɔt fɔ PrEP

Fɔ liv wit HIV kin bi strɛs ɛn frayd fɔ sɔm pipul dɛm. Di wɔri we pɔsin kin wɔri ɔltɛm se ‘A go gɛt HIV?’ kin mek a fil bad. We yu yuz am kɔrɛkt wan, PrEP kin gi yu pis ɛn kɔmfɔt, wit di filin se yu dɔn tek wan strɔng step fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm HIV. I kin mek bak yu layf bɛtɛ ɛn gɛt gladi at. Bɔt mɛmba se, PrEP nɔto mɛrɛsin fɔ ɔlman, na so i biNa wan pat nɔmɔ pan di ɔl HIV prɛvenshɔn strateji.

Fɔ dɔn, tin dɛn fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, so wi dɔn tɔk bɔku bɔt PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) tide. Lɛ wi tɔk bak bɔt dɛn impɔtant pɔynt dɛn ya:

• PrEP na mɛrɛsin we de ɛp fɔ mek pɔsin nɔ gɛt HIV pan pɔsin we nɔ gɛt HIV.
• Dis kin fayn fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt ay risk fɔ gɛt HIV . Wi bin tɔk bɔt udat na dat bifo tɛm.
• PrEP nid fɔ tek kɔrɛkt wan, ɛvride (if di pil) ɔ di tɛm we dɛn dɔn sɛtul (if di vaysin) fɔ mek i wok fayn.
• Pan ɔl we PrEP de gi ay levul fɔ protɛkshɔn agens HIV, i nɔ 100% garanti . Na dat mek i rili impɔtant bak fɔ yuz kɔndɔm . PrEP ɛn kɔndɔm na di bɛst kɔmbayn!
• PrEP nɔ de protɛkt frɔm ɔda sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs (STD) . Kɔndɔm na di bɛst tin fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm dɛn.
• Mɛdikal advays ɛn supavayshɔn impɔtant fɔ bigin ɛn kɔntinyu fɔ yuz PrEP. Yu go nid fɔ du HIV tɛst ɔltɛm ɛn ɔda tɛst dɛn if nid de.

If yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn, wɔri, ɔ dawt bɔt PrEP, nɔ ol ɛnitin ɛn tɔk to dɔktɔ we yu trɔst . Dɛn rɛdi fɔ ansa yu kwɛstyɔn dɛn ɛn gi yu di ɛp we yu nid. Yu wɛlbɔdi na yu wok! I fayn fɔ tink bɔt am.

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