Tuesday, August 4, 2009

What do you think about the national Register requiring people with HIV/ Aids to reported

What do you think about the national Register requiring people with HIV/ Aids to reported?
Some feel that it is an invasion of privacy and can be used to hurt the PLWA's I am Hiv Positive and I pay taxes like all of you. There are some who got this through blood transfusions also so for the one who says keep it in your pants think about that.
Infectious Diseases - 6 Answers
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1 :
Well, the fact that some don't tell their partners doesn't help.
2 :
I think it is absolutely neccessary to control the spread of such a deadly disease. If people would keep it in thier pants, they wouldnt have to. -me
3 :
That is a tough question. I see the privacy issue, and that should be respected. The scary part about HIV, along with all the other STD's is that small group who just does not care if they infect anymore people because they figure everyone else should suffer, and they should not miss out just because they were unlucky. If everyone respected their ailment, and managed it, I would not go for a register at all. I would still see issues that you would chase away many from being tested, if not most. I wonder if you could have it both ways, not registered unless you get caught not telling future sex partners that results in the disease's spread?
4 :
I have a close relative wit HIV and I do think that there ought to be registry. Just for the simple fact that there are people out there that know they have the disease, but are still spreading it because they don't want to come to terms that they really have AIDS. Or maybe, just maybe. they are mad at the world because they have the disease. They're are people out there that know they have the disease and who are having sex with whomever they can. That is what is scary.
5 :
Absolutely not! What purpose does having a registry of names provide? When a person is HIV+ it is illegal for anybody to disclose that information without written consent. It's not as if you could go to your computer and look up the name of a prospective partner to find out if they are positive. Not unless you're in Florida where they have a propensity for loosing laptops with lists of names.... The government now has me listed by name instead of a number. My care hasn't changed. I still see the same doctors and get the same medications. Why they felt the need to have this much more information I'll never know nor understand.
6 :
There are a lot of reportable diseases: everything from tuberculosis to cholera. In my region, both HIV and AIDS are reportable conditions. Most regions require that AIDS be reported to the health department, but it's less common to report HIV infection. In the US, when HIV/AIDS patient data is reported to the health department, that information is guarded (like all other health data, if not more securely). Health deaprtment employees who receive and handle health data are required to abide by HIPAA guidelines. If we don't, then we get fired (and I don't know about you guys, but I need my job to pay my bills). It is important for the health department to collect data on people with HIV, We will not use it to get you fired fromyour jobs or evicted from your homes. We do need it to help us assess conditions in our community. We need to see which groups are at greatest risk of contracting HIV. We need to figure out how to plan programs to help people with HIV, whether it's targeting certain at-risk groups for prevention, or for funding treatment programs for low-income patients. So I think reporting HIV is a good thing because it helps epidemiologists like me help more people and help keep our community healthy.

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