KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ODLM ASSIGNMENT HSCI 225 SEMINAR ON HIV/AIDS Date due !t" N#$e%&e' 2(()* Answer true or false and give the reason why 1. The majority of men, women, children worldwide living with HIV/AIDS resides in the .S !. AIDS has re"laced malaria, T.# as the world$s leading ca%se of death d%e to infectio%s disease among ad%lts &. Africa is the continent with the most ad%lts and children c%rrently living with Hiv/Aids '. A "erson can (e infected with HIV for many years (efore any sym"toms occ%r ). A child cannot (e infected with HIV/AIDS even if he /she is se*%ally a(%sed. +. Any ,hild who is HIV "ositive can infect other children while "laying with them. -. A child who is HIV "ositive sho%ld not slee" in the same (ed with other children (eca%se sharing (eds can infect other children. .. If an AIDS "arent who has o"en s/in lesions h%gs a child there is a ris/ of infecting that child. 0. An %n(orn child has a &12 ris/ of (eing infected with HIV if the mother is HIV "ositive

11. All (a(ies (orn to HIV "ositive mothers will test "ositive for the anti(ody HIV test. 11. All (a(ies who are (orn to HIV "ositive mothers and who test HIV "ositive at (irth definitely have HIV infection. 1!. Delivering (y caesarean section will red%ce the ris/ of the (a(y (eing infected with the HIV vir%s from an HIV "ositive mother. 1&. Delivery thro%gh the vagina will red%ce the ris/ of HIV infection of the (a(y since there is less (lood involved. 1'. #oiling the (reast mil/ of an HIV "ositive mother (efore giving to the (a(y will red%ce ris/s of infection thro%gh (reast mil/. 1). The only s%re way to r%le o%t "ossi(ilities of mothers infecting their children with the HIV vir%s is (y having fathers and mothers test for HIV when e*"ecting or "lanning to have a (a(y. 1+. 3rolonged (reastfeeding for %" to ! years will increase chances of the (a(y (eing infected with the HIV (y 11 to !1 "ercent. 1-. A "regnant woman has an added ris/ of HIV infection if she is anemic or e*"eriences severe hemorrhage. 1.. 4amily "lanning and the %se of the condom will red%ce the "revalence of "ediatric AIDS 10. Treatment of an HIV "ositive mother will not red%ce the ris/ of the (a(y (eing infected. !1. 5o%nds on the ni""le of a (reastfeeding mother will increase the ris/ of the child (eing infected with the HIV vir%s. !1. A "erson can have an STD witho%t any sym"tom or sign !!. A ,hristian wife cannot have an STD

!&. All STDs e*ce"t HIV can (e c%red with "ro"er treatment !'. Vaginal discharge in a woman means that she definitely has an STD !). Se* with a virgin will c%re an STD of an old man !+. The (est thing to do if yo% s%s"ect an STD is to inform yo%r se*%al "artner. !-. 6nly "eo"le who have interco%rse can contract an STD !.. 5ife cleansing can e*"ose one to STDs and even HIV !0. It is (etter to remove the c%rse from the family when one loses a h%s(and than to a(andon tradition.

&1. A married ,hristian man sho%ld %se a condom when he s%s"ects that he has an STD &1. It is im"ossi(le for an African man to (e faithf%l to one se*%al "artner