HIV PREVENTION AND CONTROL LAW Flashcards
Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998 or RA ____?
RA 8504
time when there is a Spread of HIV from chimpanzees to humans
1990s
Bushmeat Theory- eat chimpanzees (not cooked) through blood-to-blood contact
Bushmeat Theory
time when the Earliest case of AIDS appears in the Midwest
1968s
when is the start of the epidemic in the united states
1980s
how many HIV infections happening in a day
32
aka AWARENESS RIBBON ; solidarity of people living with HIV/AIDS; prevent drug abuse and drunk driving
RED RIBBON
is “A disease that recognizes NO territorial, social, political
and economic boundaries for which there is NO KNOWN CURE”
AIDS
An act promulgating policies and prescribing measures for the
prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in the Philippines,
instituting a nationwide HIV/AIDS information and educational
program, establishing a comprehensive HIV/AIDS monitoring
system, strengthening the Philippine National Aids Council, and for
other purposes
Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998 (RA 8504)
Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998 (RA 8504) was approved on
February 13, 1998
how many section are there in RA 8504
52 sections
how many articles are there in RA 8504
Nine (9)
how many articles are there in RA 8504
Nine (9`)
a condition characterized by a
combination of signs and symptomscaused by HIV contracted from another
person and which caused by HIV contracted from another person and which attacks and weakens the body’s immune system making the afflicted individual susceptible to other life-threatening infections
(immunocompromised)- new
susceptible to life threatening
“Acquired
Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS)”
refers to an HIV testing procedure Individual being tested does not reveal
his/her true identity.
Anonymous
Testing
- used in Anonymous
Testing to substitute for the name and allows the laboratory conducting the test and the
person on whom the test is conducted to
match the test results with the _____
Identifying number or symbol
refers to HIV testing imposed upon a
person attended
Compulsory HIV
Testing
a test for HIV that is Characterized by:
lack of or vitiated consent,
use of physical force,
intimidation or any form of
compulsion
Compulsory HIV
Testing
refers to HIV testing done on an
individual who, after having undergone
pre-test counselling, willingly submits
himself/herself to such test
Voluntary HIV
Testing
Refers to the method of finding and
counselling the sexual partner(s) of a
person who has been diagnosed as
having sexually transmitted disease.
Contact Tracing
refers to the virus which causes AIDS
Human
Immunodeficiency
Virus
refers to the documentation and
analysis of the number of HIV and AIDS
infections and the pattern of its spread
HIV and AIDS
Monitoring
refers to measures aimed at protecting
non-infected persons from contracting
HIV and minimizing the impact of the
condition on persons living with HIV
“HIV and AIDS
Prevention and
Control
refers to the transfer of HIV from one
infected person to an uninfected
individual, through:
unprotected sexual intercourse
blood transfusion
sharing of contaminated
intravenous needles
or which may occur during
pregnancy (vertical
transmission) , delivery, and
breastfeeding
“HIV
Transmission”
refers to any laboratory procedure done
on an individual to determine the
presence or absence of HIV Infection
“HIV Testing
2 Types of HIV testing
screening and Confirmatory test
test conducted in screening test of HIV
ELISA
ELISA is short for
Enzyme
Linked
Immunosorbent
Assay
preliminary (determine
the virus itself) conducted by ELISA
screening test
WB; specific protein molecules that
is positive
confirmatory test
refers to a person’s involvement in
certain activities that increase the risk
of transmitting or acquiring HIV
High Risk
Behavior
refers to the voluntary agreement of a
person to undergo or be subjected to a
procedure based on full information,
whether such permission is written or
conveyed verbally or expressed indirectly
With the patient’s signature
If not legal age, with guardian
informed consent
voluntary counselling and testing
“HIV Counselling
and Testing (HCT)
process that enables a client to make an
informed choice about being tested
for HIV
“HIV Counselling
and Testing (HCT)
2 components of HCT
pre-rest counseling and post-test counseling
refers to the
process of providing an individual with
information on the biomedical aspects of
HIV AIDS, and emotional support to any
psychological implications of undergoing
HIV testing and the test result itself
before the individual is subjected to the
test
Pre-test Counselling
refers to the
process of providing risk-reduction
information and emotional support to a
person who submitted to HIV testing at
the time the result is released
Post-test Counselling
2 forms of HCT
client-initiated and provider-initiated
2 forms of HCT:
done in a place where privacy could be observed and confidentiality ensured
client-initiated
2 forms of HCT:
brining of confidant is encouraged
client-initiated
2 forms of HCT:
adult patients;setting is safe and secure
client-initiated
2 forms of HCT:
voluntary;you can bring a person
client-initiated
2 forms of HCT:
pregnant women with one or more of the following HIV risks:
- multiple sex partners
- person who inject drugs (PWID)
- history if STI, including of syphilis
- husband or partner has multiple sex partners, history of STI or is a known PWID
provider-initiated
2 forms of HCT:
People accessing community-based
services designed for males having
sex with males, people in prostitution
and those who inject drugs.
provider-initiated
2 forms of HCT:
Diagnosed TB patients, as discussed
in AO 2008-0022, otherwise known as
“Policies and Guidelines in the
Collaborative Approach of TB and HIV
Prevention and Control”
provider-initiated
2 forms of HCT:
Initiated; by the healthcare provider;
doctor
provider-initiated
Refers to any agent or device used to
prevent the transmission of a disease
Prophylactic
Refers to the period of time, usually
lasting from two weeks to six months
during which an infected individual will
test “negative” upon HIV testing but can
actually transmit the infection
Window Period
article 1
education and information
article 2
safe practices and procedures
article 3
testing, screening, and counselling,
article 4
health and support services
article 5
monitoring
article 6
confidentiality
article 7
discriminatory acts and policies
what are the supervising government agencies in HIV preventiona nd control law
deped, ched, tesda
Republic Act 11166
Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018
Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018 was approved on
Dec. 20, 2018
An Act Strengthening the Philippine Comprehensive
Policy on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Prevention, Treatment, Care, and Support, and,
Reconstituting the Philippine National Aids Council
(PNAC), Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No.
8504, Otherwise Known as The “Philippine Aids
Prevention and Control Act of 1998”, and Appropriating
Funds
Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018 was approved on
A comprehensive HIV/AIDS monitoring program or “______”
shall be established under the Department of Health to determine
and monitor the magnitude and progression of HIV infection in
the Philippines, and for the purpose of evaluating the adequacy
and efficacy of the countermeasures being employed.
AIDSWATCH