I want to start off by talking about this week's question of the week. I must admit that I had no clue what I'm going to do if I was in that particular situation, in which my child will be exposed to HIV!!! I am still not sure if the answer I gave is the actual answer! It's just that when I think about it I get really scared for my kid. When we were asked if we were going to help an HIV woman, I didn't hesitate to answer yes, but when it comes to my child, it's a bit harder to decide... Is it just me, or are you guys confused as well??? I know, I know, Kids are kids and they have the right to be, and I shouldn't discriminate against HIV children, but like I said, it's tough.
I still didn't get my HIV test results back, two more days before I do. I really haven't thought about what the results will be, and I just don't care because I know I am not at risk ;) I just can't wait to get the results, write up the report, and not have anything to do for a whole week!!! I am so excited:)
Did you know?
For this week's add on, I chose to research the French laws concerning HIV confidentiality and I found out that France has its own mandatory AIDS reporting system that was created in 1986? The system was developed to monitor the progress of the epidemic and to help decrease the number of cases in the country. France has also created a mandatory reporting system for HIV in March 2003 in which positive tests done in public testing sites must be identified.
The following is a diagram representing the process of identification in France:
Reference:
Lot F, Semaille C, Cazein F, Barin F, Pinget R, Pillonel J, Desenclos JC. Preliminary results from the new HIV surveillance system in France. Euro Surveill. (2004). Retrieved October 14, 2009, from http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=481
