Let us deal with how HIV AIDS can be transmitted from one person to another. The following chart lists ways of acquiring HIV. If the manner is false, put an X on the No Column meaning no deal, but if the manner is an actual way of acquiring HIV put an X in the Yes Column meaning we need to deal it.
Ways of Acquiring HIV Yes No
1. Breastfeeding 2. Handshaking
3. Sharing the eating utensils with someone infected with HIV.
4. Donating blood with Red Cross 5. Selling blood in blood banks
6. Someone who has HIV who coughs and sneezes near you
7. Hugging someone with HIV
8. Having unprotected intercourse with someone with HIV
9. Sharing contaminated syringes, needles or other sharp instruments with someone infected by HIV 10. Receiving transfusion of blood infected with HIV 11. Sitting in the toilet seat used by the HIV patient 12. Mosquito bites
13. Tattooing using an infected needle 14. Swimming with an HIV infected person 15. Wearing clothes of an infected person
16. Ear and Body piercing with an infected needle
HIV must enter into the person‟s bloodstream to infect the person. HIV has been found in many body fluids including blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk of infected person.
Which items have you already known and been informed about how HIV/AIDS can be acquired? Have you heard of other ways AIDs can /can‟t be transmitted or not transmitted? How can you correct misconceptions?
Check your answer. Your teacher will help you analyze the responses.
Make a generalization on how a person can acquire HIV AIDS.
I learned that HIV can be
transmitted by ___________
I learned that HIV cannot be transmitted by_____________
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Activity 2 - Reducing the Risk of HIV
In small groups, brainstorm on how HIV can be transmitted and then create a chart or web to illustrate it.
For each method of transmission, you and your partners will list at least three ways to reduce one‟s risk of exposure to HIV. A sample chart appears below. Groups share their charts/webs and discuss.
Mode of Transmission Ways to prevent and control
S
exual Contact(Infected Body Fluids, Blood.
Semen).
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ecting drug and sharing infected needles
M
aternal transference (Mother to baby during pregnancy)
Activity 3 - Good Reasons for Abstinence A. Defining Abstinence
How will you define abstinence? Have you experience giving up one thing in your life in one-week period? Try this with a partner or classmate. Choose one or two from the activities.
1. You will refrain from any of the following activity- watching television, not eating a particular food, or not playing a particular game or sport for the entire one-week period.
2. During that time, you will keep a diary of your feelings and attitudes about being “abstinent.”
3. After a week is up, you and some of your classmates will meet in small groups and share your feelings and discoveries.
Answer the following questions in your small group.
a. How hard was it to abstain for the entire week?
b. Did it get more or less difficult as the week went by? Explain.
c. Did friends or family members try to tempt you during the time period?
d. How did you handle the pressure?
Abstinence is ____________________. Now what is sexual abstinence?
How can sexual abstinence keep a person from getting pregnant and protect them from STIs HIV AIDS? Some people choose abstinence for other reasons as well.
Read the article and use the information in the article to complete the chart that follows. Remember to copy the chart in your activity notebook and fill it with required entries.
There is an increasing number of young people being infected with SOME THOUGHTS ON ABSTINENCE
Marta, 15 years old, wants to finish her schooling without delay and give her full attention to helping her parents in their business. She has a close friend Jonathan, 17 years old, who invited her to attend a party with their friends. Marta knew that this group of friends has been drinking alcohol and using drugs.
She knows that using drugs and alcohol affects one‟s ability to make decisions regarding sexual behavior. This means that when a person uses drugs or gets drunk, his/her ability to think clearly and wisely can be affected. So, he told Jonathan that in order to avoid getting infected with STIs such as HIV/AIDS they must refrain from doing risky behavior that may tempt them to have undesirable sexual activities. She was able to convince Jonathan to stay away from this group of friends who engage in unhealthful practices. Jonathan realized that abstinence is a good way to avoid getting into trouble.
Their classmates, Peter and Joanna, have also chosen abstinence. They promise to abstain from sexual behavior because they would like to keep their purity until marriage.
Instead, they focus on their studies in order to prepare for their future together.
Racquel does not engage in sexual behavior because she would like to protect her reputation and that of her family. She believes that risky sexual behaviors will only bring her shame and guilt.
Apparently, Noemi wanted to abstain from sex because she chose to obey her parents‟ advice to be modest and respect her body.
All of these young people have different reasons but the end result is the same- they have chosen abstinence and they are all proud of their decision.
Activity 4 – Teens Straight Talk
Reducing the Risks of Sexually Transmitted Infections