Incwadi Evulekile Mayelana Nesipiliyoni Sami se-PrEP

Kubangani Bami Emphakathini We-LGBT:

Hawu, luhambo oluhle kanjani engibe kulo kule minyaka emithathu edlule. Ngifunde okuningi ngami, i-HIV kanye nokucwaswa.

Konke lokhu kwaqala ngesikhathi ngichayeka kwi-HIV ehlobo lika-2014, okwangiholela ekubeni ngomunye wabantu abambalwa bokuqala eBritish Columbia abaya ku-pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Kwakungokuhlangenwe nakho okungokomzwelo nokujabulisayo. IBritish Columbia inomlando omude wokuba ngumholi womhlaba ocwaningweni lwe-HIV ne-AIDS, futhi bengingalindele ukuthi ngiyoba yiphayona le-PrEP!

Uma ukhathazekile ngempilo yakho yezocansi futhi ufuna ukunakekela umzimba wakho, i-PrEP ibamba iqhaza elibalulekile njengengxenye yamathuluzi wezempilo wezocansi okufanele uwaqaphele.

Ngifunde nge-PrEP ngemuva kokuthola ukuthi umuntu engiye naye ocansini olungavikelekile uphila ne-HIV. Ngenxa yezimo, angikwazanga ukuthatha i-post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Ngikhulume nomunye wabangani bami ophila ne-HIV, wangichazela ukuthi yini i-PrEP nokuthi kuzoba nengqondo kimi ukuthi ngiyibheke.

Ngemuva kokwenza ucwaningo ngedwa, ngaya kudokotela wami ngabuza ngakho. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-PrEP yayingaziwa kakhulu eCanada. Kodwa udokotela wami wavuma ukungisiza ekutholeni udokotela onguchwepheshe we-HIV kanye ne-AID ozokwazi ukungisiza ohambweni lwami lokuthola i-PrEP.

Bekuwumgwaqo omude futhi onzima, kepha kufanelekile ekugcineni. Bengidinga ukuhlangana nodokotela futhi ngihlole imijikelezo eminingi yokuhlolelwa i-HIV kanye ne-STI, ngiphinde ngenze amaphepha amaningi ukuze ngithole umshwalense wami ukuze ngiwukhokhele. Ngangizimisele futhi ngenqaba ukuyeka. Bengisemkhankasweni wokungena kwi-PrEP, noma ngabe kuzothatha umsebenzi ongakanani. Ngangazi ukuthi kwakuyisixazululo esifanele kimi sokuvikela i-HIV, futhi kuyithuluzi elibalulekile ebengifuna ukulifaka kuthuluzi lami lezocansi eliphephile.

Ngaqala ukuthatha i-PrEP ngo-Agasti 2014, unyaka owodwa nohhafu ngaphambi kokuba i-PrEP ivunyelwe ukusetshenziswa yi-Health Canada.

Selokhu ngaqala ukuthatha i-PrEP, akusadingeki ukuthi ngibhekane nengcindezi nokukhathazeka okungenzeka ukuthi ngithole i-HIV ne-AID. Akuzange kushintshe indlela engiziphatha ngayo kwezocansi. Esikhundleni salokho kuqede ukukhathazeka kwami ​​ngokuchayeka kwe-HIV ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi ngivikelwa njalo inqobo nje uma ngiphuza iphilisi elilodwa ngosuku.

Ukuba sezweni lomphakathi nokudalula ukuthi ngiku-PrEP, ngabhekana nokucwaswa isikhathi eside. Ngiyaziwa phakathi komphakathi we-LGBT, umuntu ongusaziwayo kwezenhlalo, futhi ngathola umklomelo ohlonishwayo kaMnu. Gay Canada People's Choice ngo-2012. Ngingumnikazi nomhleli omkhulu weTheHomoCulture.com, omunye amasayithi amakhulu kunawo wonke emasikweni ezitabane eNyakatho Melika. Kubalulekile kimi ukuthi ngifundise abanye. Ngisebenzise amapulatifomu ami okukhuthaza futhi ngasebenzisa izwi lami ukwazisa abanye emphakathini ngezinzuzo zePrEP.

Ekuqaleni, ngathola ukugxekwa okuningi kubantu abangenayo i-HIV bethi ukuziphatha kwami ​​kwakwandisa ukuchayeka kwe-HIV nokuthi nganginakekela. Ngithole nokugxekwa kubantu abaphila negciwane lesandulela ngculaza ngoba bezwa ukuthukuthela ngokuthi ngingaba iphilisi elingangivimba ekutholeni i-HIV, futhi babengenalo lelo thuba ngaphambi kokuthi baguquke.

Abantu abakuqondanga ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba kwi-PrEP. Kunginike isizathu esithe xaxa sokufundisa nokwazisa umphakathi wezitabane. Uma unentshisekelo ezinzuzweni ze-PrEP, ngingakukhuthaza ukuthi ukhulume nodokotela wakho ngakho.

Ukuqiniseka ngokwazi ukunciphisa ubungozi be-HIV nokwazi izindlela zokuzivikela zamanje kubaluleke kakhulu. Izingozi ziyenzeka, amakhondomu ayagqabhuka, noma awasetshenziswa. Kungani ungaphuzi iphilisi elilodwa usuku ngalunye ukunciphisa ubungozi ngamaphesenti angama-99 noma ngaphezulu?

Uma kukhulunywa ngempilo yakho yezocansi, kungcono ukuthi usebenze kunokusebenza. Nakekela umzimba wakho, futhi uzokunakekela. Cabanga ukuthatha i-PrEP, hhayi eyakho kuphela, kodwa neyakho (abalingani).

Uthando,

UBrian

Inothi lomhleli: NgoJuni wezi-2019, i-US Preventive Services Task Force yakhipha isitatimende esincoma i-PrEP yabo bonke abantu abasengozini enkulu ye-HIV.

UBrian Webb ungumsunguli we TheHomoCulture.com, ummeli we-LGBT owine indondo, onethonya kwezenhlalo emphakathini we-LGBT, futhi owine umklomelo ohlonishwayo kaMnu. Gay Canada People's Choice.