4:28 *Hope the Patient will cope with a positive result* I like how she advises the practitioner should ask if the patient has “good financial support.” And if not, then what? A patient who thinks they might be positive but can’t afford to pay for any treatment will probably just bail out of getting tested. They might even get themselves so worked up worried if they were positive they might attempt to commit suicide. They might actually commit suicide and turn out to be HIV negative. Yep. Asking the patient how they’re going to cope financially is really going to help.
Thank you so much dr Priya, really helped me alot as an ART doctor, please can I find your contact to discuss more about thia counselling issue, thank you God bless you.
9:25 Why does the practitioner feel like they need to ask all these personal questions? Just give the patient the damn test. If a patient goes SCUBA diving, do you ask them if they checked all the safety equipment first? What about if they go skiing or riding a bike? _“OK, Paul. Thanks for visiting the clinic today. About how many times per week do you ride your bike? OK and each time, do you wear protection? Helmet? Shin guards? Paul, who would you call if you fell off your bike. Your mummy? Or your wifey? OK, Paul, when you go outside on a rainy day, do you wear protection from the rain? Raincoat? Umbrella? Boots?”_
14:18 Paul: “So even if I don’t have it, I still have to tell my wife?” Dr. Greggs: “That’s right, Paul. You should have thought about that before you started cheating on your wife with sex workers. If you don’t tell her, then you’re going to jail. And if you don’t have HIV now, you’re probably going to get it in prison. This happens a lot when men come here after doing what you’ve been doing. I’m very sorry, Paul. It has to be like this. We have all your information already, and I’m going to have to pass it along to the constable. So sorry. So would you like to proceed.” Paul: “Yeah. I think I need more time to think about it. And yeah, Paul isn’t my real name, so I don’t really care if you tell the police or not. I was just coming to the clinic to see about getting tested, but now I’ve changed my mind.”
