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How can the risk of an HIV infection be reduced?
Using medicines to treat HIV, using medicines to prevent HIV, using condoms, having only low-risk sex, only having partners with the same HIV status, and not having sex can all effectively reduce risk.
What are 5 ways to reduce the risk of HIV?
How can I reduce my risk of getting HIV?
- Get tested for HIV.
- Choose less risky sexual behaviors.
- Use condoms every time you have sex.
- Limit your number of sexual partners.
- Get tested and treated for STDs.
- Talk to your health care provider about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
- Don’t inject drugs.
What do the government do to prevent the increase in HIV infection?
Results Overall, Kenya has put effort in HIV prevention including using several proven strategies, including, voluntary counseling and testing for HIV (VCT), STI diagnoses and management, abstinence, being faithful condom use and male circumcision (ABCCs), prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT), behavior …
What can be done to reduce the risk of HIV?
Using medicines to treat HIV, using medicines to prevent HIV, using condoms, having only low-risk sex, only having partners with the same HIV status, and not having sex can all effectively reduce risk. Some options are more effective than others.
Can you reduce your risk of getting HIV after having sex?
Let’s say you had sex with someone who has HIV infection and the condom broke, or you found out only after condomless sex that your partner had HIV. Can you reduce your risk of getting HIV from sex–or from a needlestick–by taking medications afterward? Yes.
How is pre exposure prophylaxis used to prevent HIV?
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a prevention strategy wherein the daily use of a single antiretroviral pill can significantly reduce a person’s risk of getting HIV. The evidence-based approach is considered both an important part of an overall prevention strategy and a means to reduce infection rates in at-risk populations.
Can you take PrEP every day to prevent HIV?
PrEP is an ARV pill that people who are at risk of getting HIV can take every day to prevent HIV infection. See our other FAQs on PrEP or speak with your provider.