Monday 3 December 2012

Should HIV home test kits be used in Australia?



There is some controversy surrounding the recent availability of HIV self test kits in Australia.  It is a somewhat complicated argument that most certainly both sides of the have some merit.  Those against self testing for HIV in Australia are concerned that individuals testing of their HIV status without medical supervision of doing so without access to counseling to prepare them and assist them in the event of an HIV positive result.  They also foregoing counseling that may assist him in avoiding the necessity for testing by discussing the behavior that put them at risk of HIV infection and helping them understand how to avoid the risk.  These are certainly valuable points however the logic of that would then prevent many individuals from testing if test kits were not available could potentially have a negative effect in the overall percentage of the population the test for HIV after at risk behavior.   

It is logical to assume that most people in Australia infected with HIV as a result of sexual interactions were infected by a person who had not been tested for HIV.  It is also logical to assume that the conflicting individual was aware that they had had at risk sexual behavior yet for some reason they had not tested for HIV.  Given that everyone in Australia has access to a general practitioner and more and HIV testing clinic is also logical to assume that the potential reasons for that individual mark testing are those of convenience and  or privacy.  By giving those individuals and alternative testing method for HIV potentially HIV home tests kits will increase the percentage of at risk individuals testing for HIV.

No single HIV testing method will suit all members of the public.  The objective must certainly be to test as many individuals as possible through which ever HIV testing method they choose to use in Australia.  Only by testing those individuals who are not using traditional HIV testing methods the only hope to reduce the number of HIV positive individuals that have an unknown status carrying on at-risk sexual behavior.

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