There are a lot of mixed emotions about the at home HIV test.
Some believe it’s a great idea to give people the freedom and privacy to take the test in the comfort of their own home. Others believe that is it a bad idea and some may commit suicide in the result of a positive result. There is misconception that some receives their positive test results and counseling is offered right on the spot, I too was under this impression until fellow AIDS Activist Masonia Traylor informed me otherwise. Some programs in different cities may offer counseling but a majority do not, you are given your results and the rest is up to you to figure out. Others have expressed their concern about someone testing positive and there is no record for the health department to enforce that an HIV positive individual disclose their status to their sexual partner. This is another misconception; the health department cannot make anyone share their HIV status that goes along with personal responsibility. If anything the number of positive results from a health department collected is used for data and statistics, overall I did not see a problem with the at home HIV test. The biggest concern people have when going for an HIV test is their privacy, I believe if a person is willing to pay for the HIV test they will also move forward with taking care of their health. I honestly see no difference between an at home pregnancy test and the at home HIV test…
