Why people fear to go for an aids test?
By kunal1702
@kunal1702 (233)
India
December 18, 2006 10:21am CST
Aids is a virus which is considered a cure less one so people have fear in going for it's test ......Or people feel shamed in society in taking an aids test & It still embarassed them while talking in open???????
4 responses
@emeraldisle (13138)
• United States
19 Dec 06
I think it's a combination with this issue. I think some are afraid of what they might learn. If I don't know it isn't happening to me type situation. The other is due to embarassment. So many people have the misconseption that AIDS is a homosexual disease. They will often say it with a sneer of "their disease" making it sound like one it's shameful to be gay and two if you have AIDS you must be gay. There is still a great deal of bigotry goign on and until that stops I think you will always have some ashamed to go in and get tested.
@kunal1702 (233)
• India
20 Dec 06
I respect your opinion but wants to ask you is it only b'use of the 2 reasons u mentioned or b'use of mental stress that it can cause if found to be positive.....
@kunal1702 (233)
• India
20 Dec 06
Thanx for your comments but above all today media has a big role to play in educating the parents to guide their children & may plays like "haath se haath mila" also contributed in promoting aids proper education.
@kunal1702 (233)
• India
20 Dec 06
Yes your thoughts are appreciable but i feel more then diagnose it's the mind set of fear in case it turns out to be positive......
