DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development Davao urged individuals who engage in high-risk activities to pursue appropriate medical consultation even if they have conducted a Human Immunodeficiency Virus self-test.
Speaking during the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas on Tuesday, DOH-CHD Davao director Dr. Annabelle P. Yumang said buying HIV self-test kits is not a problem. For diagnostics, she said it would be best if a professional medical practitioner interpret the result to the patient with confidentiality. Yumang said that from a medical perspective, using HIV self-test kits alone is not advisable, as part of their advocacy is to encourage people with risky behaviors to consult a doctor to enable them to have proper treatment, with confidentiality, if tested positive for HIV.
The agency noted that 403 females and 6,663 males tested positive for HIV-AIDS. The age group most affected was 25 to 34, followed by 15 to 24, 35-49, and 50 and older.
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