Level 2 Health And Social Care Level 3 Unit 7 D2

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Having multiple sex partners and partners with sexually transmitted disease (STDs) may increase the risk of HIV transmission19. STDs results in inflammation which leads to a general increase CD4 cell which the HIV virion binds to and undergoes replication20. Therefore, STDs causes an increased risk of HIV infection.in the body.
Sharing equipment’s and blood transfusion
Sharing equipment’s such as syringes or needles, or equipment’s used to inject drugs into individuals affected with HIV may also be a mode of transmission18.
The risk of transmitting HIV through blood transfusion is minimal due to the protective measures (such as screening) put in place to test blood sample before the process is carried out.
From the mother to the baby through pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding
Another route of transmission could be through pregnancy15. HIV in the blood will be passed onto the baby thus transmitting the virus onto the baby; also breastfeeding via breast milk maybe a cause of transmission. Thus there is a high possibility that Andrew has passed the virus onto his wife whom in turn has passed it
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HIV infection is often associated with immoral acts which is already stigmatised such as, homosexuality and the use of drugs24, 27 and 28, therefore, most individuals believe HIV contraction is due to the act they were involved in and they brought it upon themselves and deserve to be punished25. The World Health Organisation have shown that due to this stigma, infected individuals tend to hide, thus inhibiting them from accessing treatment and social care services 24, 25 and 27. This can result in an increase in transmission as people involved don’t tend to tell others of their infection most especially their sex partners because they are afraid of the consequence they might face. Most individuals in UK have felt stigmatised as a result of HIV infection24, 25, and