I'm HIV+. Ask Me Anything.

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

What do you know
about HIV?

listening & critical thinking

• You will learn more about living with HIV, and practise intensive listening at the same time.
• Take notes because you will be asked about the details.
• Which answer surprised you most?
• What question would you have asked, if you had had the opportunity?

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Why was it particularly earthshattering for Raif to find out he was HIV+?

1. The doctor just drifted away?
2. He felt like he was in a tunnel
3. He thought he would be dead in 3 years.
4. He knew what a terrible disease it was.

How long has Raif been HIV+?

Has Raif experienced any kind of illness since he was diagnosed?

1. No, he has never had any symptoms
2. Yes, when he was first diagnosed, he was really sick.
3. Yes, he still feels really ill every now and then.

Does Raif know who gave him HIV?

1. Yes, his then long-term boyfriend who had cheated on him.
2. Yes, a one-night-stand he had unprotected sex with.
3. No, he doesn't know, it could be either one.

Who was the first person he told that he was HIV+?

1. His boyfriend
2. His sister
3. His mother
4. His father

What had been the 3 fears his mother had ever since he came out?

1. aids, get beaten up, die
2. aids, no grandkids, die
3. aids, jail, get beaten up
4. aids, jail, die

What is important for healthcare professionals to remember when dealing with patients with HIV?

1. to wear gloves
2. to treat them like human beings

Do you feel that people who are HIV+ should put that in their profile? Explain your answer.

Regardless of how you answered the previous question: Do you understand why Raif only discloses his HIV-status after he has met someone in person?

Which statement is correct: about being undetectable?

1. People living with HIV who have an undetectable viral load cannot pass HIV on through sex.
2. Being undetectable does not mean your HIV is cured.
3. If you stop taking treatment, your viral load will increase
4. All three answers are correct.

What example does Raif give of being discriminated against because of his HIV+ status.

1. His doctor wouldn't help him?
2. His barber ghosted him.
3. A restaurant refused to serve him food.

What is a bug chaser?

1. Someone who dates someone because they are HIV+
2. Someone who dates someone despite the fact that they are HIV+
3. Someone who refuses to date someone because they are HIV+
4. Someone who hates insects.

If you could have asked a question yourself, what would you have asked Raif?

Which answer surprised you most?

How informative was this video?

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