Today is World Aids Day, and to mark the day, @Lade is asking people to recount their first HIV test experience. In this part of the world where HIV/AIDS is attached to stigma, folks are reluctant to do the needful. They think taking that trip to the hospital is asking for trouble, not realising that where HIV/AIDS is concerned, ignorance is so not bliss. Our general attitude towards hospitals and health needs to change.
Here are the responses below:
Quote this tweet with how your first HIV testing went. 😂😂😂
— T. (@ToluBabyGirl) December 1, 2016
In one word, quote this tweet with how your first HIV testing went. 😂😂😂
— T. (@ToluBabyGirl) December 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/iamMrBoro/status/804366320817111040
https://twitter.com/jayritse/status/804366216756416512
https://twitter.com/Olurounbi/status/804367113909661696
https://twitter.com/pheyiola/status/804362522463703043
https://twitter.com/Clarenceonyeks/status/804362195438096384
https://twitter.com/utibe_/status/804368254173122560
They didn't tell me, I'm still considering suing them. https://t.co/UGtdPiFnZy
— Penfold (@remiopakunle) December 1, 2016
I was hyperventilating… https://t.co/7aQgs3xgF7
— Omobolanle S (@Cherybola) December 1, 2016
Compulsory HIV test after a bout of pneumonia. Nurse asking a lot of 'sensitive' questions. Mother present. Face palm. 😑 https://t.co/6hVk27Mxa2
— Oreoluwade (@oreoluwade) December 1, 2016
— Pst. Gbénró (@gbenro) December 1, 2016
I was scared for a few seconds but psyched myself up and felt much better afterwards. https://t.co/eZMJ4uj7pN
— Nelo 🏁💙 #TMC (@radiogirlnelo) December 1, 2016
Traumatic https://t.co/kZTxKk7ghT
— Arit Okpo (@thearitokpo) December 1, 2016
Wasn't afraid cos nobody gets HIV from eating rice and stew https://t.co/6CqlgbYTH0
— Daddy Prevailer & Praise (@MeZiE_D_aMeZiN) December 1, 2016
Calm and collected until aunty started the sermon "Testing positive is not the end of the world blah, blah, blah" while waiting for result😠😈 https://t.co/nzOzwgqQgT
— Tee (@adetola_deoye) December 1, 2016
My entire Family got tested by Mum, my dad and i were too scared to hear our results. When we finally did, we jumped and hugged eachother https://t.co/i31KS82DiQ
— Ogbuevi (@RebelChuck) December 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/FoluShaw/status/804379809895870464
Just started an internship in a hospital lab & pricked myself once. Was so scared, I prayed and refused to tell anyone. Was my first day. https://t.co/FkiTbwtUOH
— Her Fokken Majesty 🥰👑 (@cremechic11) December 1, 2016
@diaryofanewmum For a whole month I kept wishing it away while running tests for others 😂
Finally decided to brave it and do the HIV test— Her Fokken Majesty 🥰👑 (@cremechic11) December 1, 2016
let's just say my entire life flashed before my eyes in slow motion while waiting for the result 😂😂😂
— Her Fokken Majesty 🥰👑 (@cremechic11) December 1, 2016
HIV/AIDS is real. Get tested regularly.
