INTRODUCTION TO HIV AND LINKAGE TO CARE
WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIV?
1. A major global public health issue
2. Involving productive group
3. Preventable
4. Treatable
5. Untransmittable
6. Reduce discrimination and stigmatization
Trend of hiv infection in malaysia
2021 : 2760 cases newly reported
90% contributed by men
Mode of transmission has changed over the past 10 years.
- Sexual transmission has taken over as the primary mode of transmission from ivdu
- Msm is the most common mode of transmission
- Other modes: ivdu, vertical transmission
- Majority of new cases are in young adult and adult population
HIV CARE CONTINUUM
1. Diagnosed with HIV
2. Linked to care
3. Engaged or retained in care
4. Prescribed antiretroviral therapy
5. Achieved viral suppression
Introduction of HIV
- The HIV virus is a enveloped virus of the lentivirus subfamily of retroviruses
- When cd4 count is <200
- It causes AIDS
- Invades the helper T cells in the body(CD4)
- They are then open to several opportunistic infections
4 ways hiv can be transmitted?
- Sex without condom
- Passed from mother to baby
- Sharing injecting equipment
- Contaminated blood transfusion and organ transplant
,High risk groups?
- Patient requiring frequent blood transfusion
- Multiple sex partner
- History of STI
- Ppl who use recreational drugs
- Sexual workers
- Illicit drug users
- MSM
- Transgender
, HIV is classified into 4 stages as shown in the chart below:
WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIV?
1. A major global public health issue
2. Involving productive group
3. Preventable
4. Treatable
5. Untransmittable
6. Reduce discrimination and stigmatization
Trend of hiv infection in malaysia
2021 : 2760 cases newly reported
90% contributed by men
Mode of transmission has changed over the past 10 years.
- Sexual transmission has taken over as the primary mode of transmission from ivdu
- Msm is the most common mode of transmission
- Other modes: ivdu, vertical transmission
- Majority of new cases are in young adult and adult population
HIV CARE CONTINUUM
1. Diagnosed with HIV
2. Linked to care
3. Engaged or retained in care
4. Prescribed antiretroviral therapy
5. Achieved viral suppression
Introduction of HIV
- The HIV virus is a enveloped virus of the lentivirus subfamily of retroviruses
- When cd4 count is <200
- It causes AIDS
- Invades the helper T cells in the body(CD4)
- They are then open to several opportunistic infections
4 ways hiv can be transmitted?
- Sex without condom
- Passed from mother to baby
- Sharing injecting equipment
- Contaminated blood transfusion and organ transplant
,High risk groups?
- Patient requiring frequent blood transfusion
- Multiple sex partner
- History of STI
- Ppl who use recreational drugs
- Sexual workers
- Illicit drug users
- MSM
- Transgender
, HIV is classified into 4 stages as shown in the chart below:
