WU "fear of AIDS" is greater than the proportion of infected persons voluntary participation of more than 1,400 people last year, seized
www.jx.xinhuanet.com 2009 month 18 day 03 years manuscript 08:18:34 Source: Jiangxi Daily
     "There is a continuous 3 people to our center to detect, but when we notified he was not infected when they fear that drives him into the other agencies Detect. Have a university student, into the phone almost every day, sometimes One day even some phones, to my question in this regard consultative. "

     Donghu District of Nanchang CDC Division of STD and AIDS Control Officer汪伊娜introduction, because of a lack of understanding, although some people did not have AIDS, but every day surrounded by fear.

     "Ai fear" in patients with regular consultative

     Some people have got used to the "pigeon-holing", from a number of ambiguous symptoms begin to doubt that they have been infected. Because of the psychological role, every day, pondering, he is not there will be symptoms of acute infection? Window period of test results can not explain the problem? So wait until after a window period to detect. Detect come until after the negative results, was very pleasure. But before long, the pleasure will be worried to dilute, or even evolve into doubt the reliability of reagents, doctors and so on the accuracy of operation. Say汪伊娜, HIV counseling, most of them in patients with AIDS-phobia. In real life, "fear of AIDS" patients is far greater than the proportion of people living with HIV. For instance last year a total of 1,400 people in Nanchang for voluntary testing services, but to detect the few patients with AIDS.

     "Fear of AIDS" requires the timely diversion

     Because AIDS is still no cure, coupled with social discrimination still exist, particularly for a person suffering from AIDS, families are often in trouble, the vast majority of consultants have varying degrees of fear. In the interview, reporter汪伊娜to introduce, AIDS-phobia is a strong fear of AIDS, "fear of AIDS" in patients with suspected their HIV infection, all day long in fear and anxiety, resulting in systemic resistance and the onset of muscle pain, headache, mouth pharyngitis, dermatitis, diarrhea, and oral infections and other acute symptoms similar to HIV disease. If its psychological, not only is not conducive to disease, but also because some patients have antagonistic, revenge, resulting in the hatred of society.

     A correct understanding of freedom from fear

     Donghu District of Nanchang蔡主任CDC said that the consulting room set up for AIDS patients and free voluntary counseling Detect. AIDS voluntary counseling and testing are based on voluntary confidential basis to help those who seek consultation know AIDS knowledge to enable them to make AIDS testing for a wise choice.

     According to introduction, set up consulting room has been made to remove people's fear of AIDS, in strict secrecy under the premise of seeking consultation to ease the tension stress.汪伊娜introduction, with the way our country AIDS to blood-borne mainly by the change to a mainly sexually transmitted, "fear of AIDS" patients is gradually increasing, patients with highly educated white-collar majority. She reminded, it is necessary to eliminate the "fear of AIDS" disease, it is necessary to have a correct understanding of AIDS, not only from the perspective of medical know it, but also from the psychological point of view know it, it could not shake off their "fear of AIDS" psychological, it is necessary to seek the help of psychologists. (Reporter龚艳-ping)