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Men fear HIV tests
An HIV home testing kit. According to statistics, a worrying percentage of men who should be accessing ARV drugs do not turn up in healthcare facilities for testing and treatment. Photo/ANTHONY KAMAU
Posted Monday, October 26 2009 at 00:00
“My husband, a mason, always said he could not find time off work to go to hospital,” she recalls.
It was only eight months later when his symptoms got worse that he decided to go for treatment. Njeri’s husband tested positive for Tuberculosis, with his doctor advising him to also take an HIV test.
“We decided to take the HIV test together at the nearby VCT centre. We both found out we were positive,” she courageously testifies.
The couple is currently on ART from a local clinic that has an HIV/Aids programme.
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