..

Revista de SIDA e investigación clínica

HIV and History Taking

Abstract

Ashfaq Ul Hassan and Zahida Rasool

The need for medical students, Primary health care physicians, general practitioners to take an effective sexual history in a decent manner poses a challenge .It is in certain circumstances very difficult to go into details of sexual history while at the same time maintaining an effective doctor patient relationship. To reduce the incidence and prevalence of HIV infections and other diseases associated with this dreadful disease our medical students, doctors should be well prepared for the art of asking questions directed at individuals’ most personal details. By controlling the occurrence of HIV infections, one is not controlling Epidemic of AIDS only but also the associated host of diseases seen arising as a result of AIDS. The cost of treating HIV positive individuals in the society is immense and simple control of this infection relieves the society of the huge economic burden. The role of history taking can never be underestimated

Descargo de responsabilidad: este resumen se tradujo utilizando herramientas de inteligencia artificial y aún no ha sido revisado ni verificado

Comparte este artículo

Indexado en

arrow_upward arrow_upward