HIV/AIDS AND STIs
HIV/AIDS AND STIs MODULE COMPETENCE This module is designed to enable the learner to understand the concepts of HIV/AIDS and STIs. MODULE OUTCOMES By the end of this module, you should have gained sufficient skills to: Define common terms used in HIV/AIDS/STIs. Appreciate the fundamentals of HIV and AIDS. Understand the preventive measures of HIV and AIDS. Describe the management of HIV and AIDS. Explain Strategic Behavior Change Communication (SBCC). Understand Home and Community-Based Care (HCBC). Understand the concepts of STIs. 1. DEFINITION OF TERMS HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus . It is a Retrovirus . HIV Infection is the state where the virus is in the body (asymptomatic state). AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome . "Acquired" means it is transmissible. "Immune-Deficiency" means it damages the body's defense system. "Syndrome" refers to a group of illnesses. 2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF HIV 1...