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AIDS secondary prevention
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Secondary prevention emcompasses measures to reduce the complications of HIV as well as spread of the disease in the population.[1]
Secondary prevention
Secondary prevention
The key features of secondary prevention of AIDS are the following.
- Timely treatment and health care management.
- Prevention of sexually transmitted diseases
- Nutrition and health promotion for people living with HIV
- Harm reduction
- Treatment education
- Awareness and support regarding training and access to secondary prevention including the following points.
- Primary care referral
- Supportive medical and non medical services
- Acess to transportation
- Housing
- Food and childcare
- Skill building for self advocacy
- Negotiating social service network
- Nutrition correction
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Â ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]