HIV treatment is a lifelong commitment to your health and well-being. People who are newly diagnosed with HIV often find it overwhelming. But HIV is a manageable disease. People living with HIV who take their HIV medications every day exactly as prescribed by medical doctors lead a quality life like any other uninfected person.
The benefit of early diagnosis and treatment
- To know HIV status on time and can help to reduce their risk behaviours for acquisition and transmission of HIV and STIs.
- For those diagnosed with HIV and STIs will get timely care, support and treatment.
- Appropriate treatment and timely intake of drugs will give good treatment outcomes:
- Reduce HIV in your body
- Improve your body immune system
- Live healthily and prolong your life
- Prevent further transmission
Risk of non-compliant to treatment
- Poor treatment outcome
- Increased onwards transmission of HIV from the source
- High chances of drug resistance
- Second-line drugs are very expensive and have more side effects compared to first-line drugs.
