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Igbogirl
Veteran Poster
Username: Igbogirl
Post Number: 593
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 3 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 10:59 am: | 
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We all know that a disproportionate number of our fellow black people are HIV+/AIDs.
When did you last have an HIV test?
What are you doing to protect yourself?
If you're in a longterm relationship, how do you know your partner hasn't or won't cheat on you?
These are scary times.
I am negative, thank the Lord.
Here are some excerpts from articles about HIV:
A survey of active duty men in the U.S. Army found that heterosexual men who had sex with prostitutes had increased numbers of female partners, had non-steady partners, or had sex on the first day of acquaintance were at highest risk for HIV
What makes prevention difficult?
Safer sex guidelines can be at odds with some perceived male roles.5 For example, masculinity and sexuality are sometimes defined by having sex with multiple partners, in contrast to safer sex guidelines that call for reducing numbers of partners. A study of HIV positive male and female heterosexuals found that before diagnosis of positivity, men had far fewer monogamous relationships than women (4% vs. 55%). After diagnosis, none of the women, but 14% of men reported having multiple partners.6
Communication between men and women can be difficult, especially regarding condom use, disclosure of risk behaviors or HIV status. Traditional social and cultural gender roles in the U.S. often portray women, and not men, as the "communicator" in relationships, which might serve to relieve men of responsibility for communication.5 In 1995, over half of all female AIDS cases occurring via heterosexual contact were a result of sex with a male partner whose HIV risk was either unknown or unreported, showing that women are often unaware of their partner's HIV risk.1
Helping men communicate with women. Like many people in relationships, heterosexual men may find it difficult to talk about sex and love with their partners. One study of young African-American men, for example, demonstrated that regarding sex, men often say what they think their partner wants to hear.11 Programs that help increase communication skills can be effective. |
Ntfs_encryption
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Ntfs_encryption
Post Number: 1225
Registered: 10-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 07:18 pm: |
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Nice post. Thanks. I wish every black person would read it and take it to heart. But figure the odds........ |
Abm
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Abm
Post Number: 6927
Registered: 04-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 08:32 am: |
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We'll never get a handle on this problem until some form of mandatory testing and, possibly, quarantining is administered. And had we done that 20 years ago, we'd be MUCH better off now. |
Lola_ogunnaike
Newbie Poster
Username: Lola_ogunnaike
Post Number: 12
Registered: 10-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 02:58 pm: |
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Abm, do you think that will ever happen? |
Abm
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Abm
Post Number: 6940
Registered: 04-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 03:33 pm: |
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I think when enuff straight, Christian, WHITE Americans foks go public with their having HIV, there will be mandatory testing and, perhaps, some form of quarantine. |
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