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• Condom burst? Your HIV risk and wetin to do

  If condom burst, comot or slip, take dat act like sex without condom. Di risk from one act dey usually low, but if your partner get HIV or you no sabi im status, PEP wey you start within 72 hours fit stop di infection.

• You fit get HIV from one time?

  Yes, e possible to get HIV from one exposure, but e no too likely. Even wen partner get HIV and e no dey take treatment wey dey work, most single acts no dey pass am, and wit partner wey you no know im status, di chance even small pass dat one.

• HIV risk from oral sex

  Di chance to get HIV from oral sex (to use mouth for private part) dey very low. CDC tok say di risk small or e no dey at all, but ejaculation inside mouth wit mouth sore, gum wey dey bleed or sore for private part fit raise am.

• HIV risk from anal sex

  Receptive anal sex (bottom) get di highest HIV risk pass any oda type of sex. Insertive anal sex (top) get much less risk. Condom, PrEP and partner wey im viral load don undetectable, each one dey bring di risk down well well, and for di last one di risk na zero.

• HIV risk from vaginal sex

  Di HIV risk from one act of vaginal sex dey low, even wit partner wey get HIV and no dey take treatment, and e low well well wit partner wey you no sabi im status. Women, as di receptive partner (di person wey dem enter), get higher risk for each act pass men.

• HIV risk afta sex wit sex worker

  HIV risk from one act wit sex worker dey usually low, and e dey very low if you use condom and e no comot. Di risk high pass wetin e go be wit oda partners mainly becos HIV dey more common among sex workers for plenti countries. If you no use condom or e fail, tink about PEP within 72 hours.

• HIV risk for gay and bisexual men

  Gay, bisexual and oda men wey dey sleep wit men get higher HIV risk pass most groups, becos HIV dey more common among dia partners and receptive anal sex get di highest risk for each act. PrEP, condoms and partners wey dey take treatment wey dey work dey bring dat risk down well-well, and regular test dey catch any infection early.

• HIV risk wen exposure happen many times

  HIV risk dey add up wit each exposure, but no be by simple multiplication. Wit one regular partner, everytin depend on weda dat person get HIV; wit different partners, each new partner na fresh chance, so di risk go dey climb.

• How HIV test dey accurate for each week afta exposure?

  Di longer you wait afta exposure, di more negative HIV test dey mean. No test fit see HIV for di first week. NAT (nucleic acid test) don be final from day 33, lab antigen/antibody test from day 45, and rapid test and self-test for house from day 90.

• Wetin be HIV window period?

  Window period na di time between wen person get HIV and wen test fit see am. E depend on di test: 10 to 33 days for NAT, 18 to 45 days for lab antigen/antibody test, 18 to 90 days for rapid antigen/antibody test (wey dem prick finger), and 23 to 90 days for antibody tests, plus most self-test for house.

• Early HIV symptoms: timeline, and why dem no fit tell you if you get HIV

  Some pipo dey get short sickness wey be like flu 2 to 4 weeks afta dem get HIV, but plenti pipo no dey get any symptoms at all, and many oda tins fit cause di same symptoms. Symptoms no fit tell you weda you get HIV. Na only test fit tell you.

• HIV self-test for house: how e dey work and how correct e be

  Most HIV self-test for house na antibody test wey dey use swab from your mouth or one drop of blood from your finger, and result dey come for about 20 minutes. Negative result go only be final from 90 days afta di exposure (wen HIV fit don enter your body), and positive result always need anoda test for clinic to confirm am.

• Positive or reactive HIV test: wetin go happen next

  Reactive or positive result from rapid test or self-test for house no be final diagnosis until anoda lab test confirm am. If dem confirm HIV, to start treatment as quick as possible go make you live long, healthy life. As long as your viral load (how much HIV dey di blood) dey undetectable, you no go pass HIV give anybody through sex.

• HIV anxiety: how to handle fear afta possible exposure

  Fear afta possible HIV exposure (wen HIV fit don enter your body) dey common, and for most exposures di real chance of HIV small. Di way out na plan: check your real risk, ask for PEP if e neva pass 72 hours, and do test wen im window period don close.

• HIV and oda STIs: how dem dey raise risk and why you suppose test for both

  If you get anoda STI (sexually transmitted infection, wey be infection wey dey pass through sex), like syphilis, herpes, gonorrhea or chlamydia, HIV fit enter your body easy and you fit pass am easy too. Di calculator dey roughly double di risk wen you or your partner get STI, so test for both, and make dem treat any STI wey you get.

• U=U: Undetectable = Untransmittable

  Person wey get HIV, wey dey take treatment and keep im viral load undetectable (under 200 copies for each milliliter of blood), no dey pass HIV give sexual partners. Na wetin U=U mean: Undetectable = Untransmittable.

• How to get PEP within 72 hours

  Go emergency department (A&E) for hospital, urgent care, sexual health clinic or your own doctor as quick as you fit, and tell dem say you need PEP becos of possible HIV exposure. You must start PEP within 72 hours, and di earlier you start am, di beta e go work.

• E don pass 72 hours since possible HIV exposure?

  Afta 72 hours, dem no dey recommend PEP again, becos evidence no dey wey show well say e still dey work. Wetin go help now na to test for di correct time, to sabi which symptoms you suppose act on, and to plan protection for future.

• HIV risk wen you dey take PrEP: how e dey protect you reach?

  If you take PrEP di way dem prescribe, your chance to get HIV from sex dey very low. Protection dey drop wen you miss doses, e dey take time to build wen you start, and e no dey protect you from oda STIs.

• Circumcision and HIV: how much e dey protect?

  Circumcision dey give men some protection from getting HIV through vaginal sex, but e no be full protection. E no dey protect di partners of men wey don already get HIV, and for sex between men, di evidence neva clear.

• HIV exposure wen you get belle or afta you born pikin

  Wen you get belle and for di months afta you born pikin, HIV dey pass easy through vaginal sex, so if possible exposure happen, act quick. Belle and breastfeeding no be reason to avoid PEP, and you must start PEP within 72 hours.

• Afta sexual assault: HIV, PEP and how to get care

  If dem sexually assault you for di last 72 hours, try get medical care as quick as you fit. PEP fit reduce di chance of HIV, and di same visit fit include emergency contraception and care for oda infections. Wetin happen no be your fault.

• How HIV no dey spread: everyday contact and lies wey pipo dey believe

  HIV no dey spread through everyday contact. You no fit get am from hugging, to shake hand, kiss wey mouth close, saliva, sweat, tears, to share food or drinks, toilet seat or insect bite, becos none of dem fit make di virus reach your blood.

• You fit get HIV from kissing? Saliva, biting and spitting

  No, you no fit get HIV from kissing. HIV no dey pass through saliva (spit), so kissing wit closed mouth no get any risk, and dem don link deep kissing to HIV only for very rare cases wen both pipo get gum wey dey bleed or open sore.

• Needle jam (needlestick): HIV risk and wetin to do

  HIV risk from one needle jam (needlestick) dey small, even wen dem don use di needle for person wey get HIV, and most needles no be like dat. Wash di wound wit soap and water, report am, and see doctor or nurse di same day, becos you must start PEP within 72 hours.

• HIV risk wen you share needle and injection equipment

  To share needle wit person wey get HIV get more risk than any kind of sex except receptive anal sex, becos di person blood go straight enter your blood. If you use clean, sterile equipment every time, e go stop am, and PrEP and PEP dey add protection.

• Blood for your eye, mouth or cut: HIV risk and first aid

  Blood for skin wey no break no get HIV risk. Blood wey splash enter your eye, mouth or fresh wound get very small risk, even from person wey get HIV. Wash am comot, and if di person fit get HIV and e happen for di last 72 hours, ask doctor or nurse about PEP.

• How long HIV fit survive outside di body?

  No be for long. HIV no dey survive long outside human body, for example for surface, and e no fit multiply outside person body. To touch surface or blood wey don dry no go give you HIV. Di only real exception na blood wey remain inside syringe wey dem don use, where HIV fit stay alive for weeks.

• You fit get HIV from tattoo or piercing? Plus razor and toothbrush

  No known case dey of anybody wey get HIV from tattoo or body piercing. E fit happen for theory, but only if di equipment or ink get blood from person wey get HIV. Studio wey dey use new, sterile needle and fresh ink for each customer dey remove dat risk.

• HIV prevalence by country: how common HIV dey, and wetin e mean for you

  For most countries HIV no common among adults, and even for di countries wey e common pass, most pipo no get am. Wit partner wey you no know im status, your risk from one act na di chance say e get HIV multiply by di risk for each act, so e dey usually low pass wetin pipo dey fear.