Is There A Mandatory Hiv Test At Birth

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mandatory HIV testing

HIV testing should or should not be mandatory in hearlth care professions?...

Response from Lynne Gabriel

WorkPositive, Inc.

Your question is an interesting one and makes me curious about why you would ask. To that the end that, historically, mandatory testing has not proved to be a good investment, I would answer "no."A better alternative - mandatory workplace... Read more »

Mandatory vs Voluntary HIV testing

What are the advantages and disadvantages of mandtory vs voluntary HIV testing?...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

In what setting? I can give you only the most general answer: when testing for a stigmatized condition is mandatory, those at highest risk often find ways to avoid the test because of perceived punishment. Voluntary testing allows people concerned... Read more »

Mandatory HIV Tests For Athletes

I was wondering if there is mandatory sports testing for contact sports (both professional and non-professional). Also, where can I get more info on this on the net? Thanks so much!...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

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Mandatory HIV Testing

I recently started with a new company and received my Employee Handbook. I was surprised to read that they have an "AIDS POLICY". I've gathered from the comments of older employees that it is new this year. It basically states they...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

It's entirely possible that your employer was encouraged to include an "AIDS policy" in the employee handbook just to make it clear that they will not discriminate on the basis of HIV status. That has become fairly common. (Now... Read more »

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Mandatory Testing

Posted by Jackie_Blue, 2 Replies

HIV2AIDS brought up an interesting point. That mandatory testing would rid us of the stigma that surrounds being HIV+. I'm just wondering, because over the years, the impression I've received from people scared to test was not that they were... Read more »

TEST HIV

Posted by eddie1, 1 Reply

Estimados amigos: luego de mucho investigar y con la finalidad de informar y que cada vez haya menos dudas con relacin al test de hiv les comento que para realizar el mismo no se requiere ayuno. Slo se debe evitar ingerir grasas antes de hacer el... Read more »

Employment HIV Test for Locals in the UAE

Posted by DubaiUAE10, 1 Reply

I just wanted to share that if you are a local and want to work in the UAE, you do not have to go and get tested for HIV for employment.

The UAE unfortunately has strict laws against HIV for expats and has a compulsory blood test for work visas for... Read more »

testing for HIV Aids: urgent pls help!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

by the way i used a condom but forgot to remove it after the act. then what happened is that it slipped out as i was asleep n rolled on the bed. the fluid must have gotten intach with my penis cuz otherwise i wdnt hav contracted ghonorrea. do you... Read more »

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