How correct di estimate be?
E dey correct reach di published averages wey dem use build am, and dose averages no dey exact: di real number fit dey higher or lower. Di real risk depend on tins wey di calculator no fit see, like di exact viral load (how much HIV dey di blood) of your partner. Use am to judge how quick you need to act. Na only test fit tell you weda you get HIV.
I get possible exposure for di last few days. Wetin I suppose do?
If e neva reach 72 hours, go emergency department (A&E) for hospital, urgent care, or sexual health clinic today and ask about PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis: HIV medicine wey you go take afta exposure to stop di virus). Health worker go tell you weda you need am. Di earlier you start am, di beta e go work, and di best na within 24 hours. No wait for test: no test fit see new infection wey early like dis.
You fit get HIV from oral sex?
E possible, but e rare. CDC put di risk of oral sex (to use mouth for private part) as low. If man release (ejaculate) for mouth wen mouth ulcer, gum wey dey bleed or sore for private part dey, e fit raise di risk small, and oda STIs (sexually transmitted infection, wey be infection wey dey pass through sex) fit raise am too.
I fit get HIV from kissing, saliva, or toilet seat?
No. HIV no dey pass through saliva, sweat, tears, kissing, to share food or drink, toilet, or insect bite. For HIV to pass, blood, semen, pre-cum (di water wey dey comot before semen), fluid from nyash (rectum) or vagina, or breast milk must enter di bloodstream or pass through mucous membrane (soft wet skin like di one for inside mouth or vagina).
Ethnicity (your race or ethnic group) dey change HIV risk?
No, not for di body side (biologically). Di chance say HIV go pass during sex or through blood na di same for everybody. Wetin dey different na how common HIV dey for different communities, becos of social and moni reasons. Dat one dey change di chance say partner wey you no sabi im status get HIV, so where official figures dey (for now, UK and US) you fit add dia community.
Wetin be window period?
Na di time between infection and wen test fit see am well. E be 10 to 33 days for NAT (nucleic acid test, wey dey look for di virus itself) and 18 to 45 days for lab antigen/antibody test (blood wey dem draw from vein). E be 18 to 90 days for rapid antigen/antibody test (wey dem prick finger), and 23 to 90 days for antibody test, wey include most rapid test and self-test for house. Negative result go only be final afta di window don close.
Wen I fit trust negative result?
Negative result show say dat exposure no give you HIV if na NAT at 33 days, lab antigen/antibody test (blood wey dem draw from vein) at 45 days, or any HIV test at 90 days. Dis one na if you neva get any new exposure afta dat one. If you take PEP, CDC advise make you test 4 to 6 weeks and 12 weeks afta di exposure, so follow di schedule wey your doctor or nurse give you.
Self-test for house dey work?
Yes, approved self-test dey accurate, but most of dem na antibody test, so dem go only be final 90 days afta exposure. If self-test show positive, you must always do anoda test for lab to confirm am.
Wetin U=U mean?
Undetectable = Untransmittable. Person wey get HIV, wey dey take treatment and im viral load dey undetectable (di HIV for blood don low reach where test no fit see am: under 200 copies/mL), no dey pass HIV give anybody through sex. Big studies of couples support dis one. Dem neva prove am for pipo wey dey share needle.
If I dey take PrEP, I still fit get HIV?
Di chance very small if you dey take PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis: HIV medicine wey you dey take before any exposure to protect yourself) di way dem prescribe am. E dey reduce di risk from sex by about 99% for anal sex and about 90% for vaginal sex. Di protection go drop if you miss doses, and e need time to build wen you just start. Continue di regular HIV test wey dey come wit PrEP.
I get symptoms. E mean say I get HIV?
No be say e must be so. Early HIV fit cause fever, rash, sore throat or swollen glands, but plenti common infections fit cause dem too, and plenti pipo wey get HIV no dey get any symptoms at all. Fear and worry (anxiety) fit also cause real symptoms for body. If you dey worry, do test wey fit see early infection.
My estimate very low. I still need to test?
Yes, e good make you test. Test dey quick, many times e dey free, and na di only way to know for sure. CDC also recommend say everybody wey dey age 13 to 64 suppose test for HIV at least once.
Dem dey keep or share anytin wey I enter?
No. Di calculation dey run only inside your browser. Notin wey you type dey go any server, dem no dey save am or track am, and wen you close di page e go clear.