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Uganda: Early Diagnosis of HIV Still Elusive
February 4, 2010
HIV-positive Justine Kirumira* is a mother torn between doing what is right for her daughters and her own fear of HIV/AIDS. She suspects that her eight and 12-year-old daughters may also have the virus. But she may never know the truth of their status because she refuses have them tested.
Kirumira is terrified to face the test results in case her daughters are HIV-positive. "No, I cannot test my children for HIV. How will I break the news to them?" she asks.
But Kirumira’s is not an isolated case. Many parents in Uganda are still reluctant to test their children for HIV because of the fear and stigma that surrounds HIV/AIDS. This reluctance to test for HIV is a trend that is slowing down paediatric AIDS prevention, treatment and care efforts in the East African country, according to health organisations.
Copyright © 2010 IPS-Inter Press Service
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category: News from Other Sources : AIDS News
contributed by Winnie Mutch on 5 February 2010
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