School Health Education to Prevent AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) : Teachers' Guide (UNESCO - WHO, 1994, 117 p.): Unit 1. Basic knowledge on HIV/AIDS/STD: 16 Test: What you know about testing

School Health Education to Prevent AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) : Teachers' Guide (UNESCO - WHO, 1994, 117 p.)

Unit 1. Basic knowledge on HIV/AIDS/STD

		(introduction...)
		1 HIV/AIDS/STD basic questions and answers - What is HIV/AIDS/STD?
		2 Looking into AIDS - Fun test on HIV/AIDS/STD
		3 HIV/AIDS/STD - What do they mean? - Definitions of HIV/AIDS/STD
		4 How a person gets HIV - Information on transmission
		5 You can’t get AIDS by... - Ways HIV is not transmitted
		6 What do you believe? - Short test on transmission
		7 What would you do? - Case studies on transmission
		8 What is your risk? - Evaluating risk behaviours
		9 Are you at risk (part 1)
		Are you at risk (part 2)
		Are you at risk (part 3) - Evaluating risk behaviours and accumulated risks
		10 Protect yourself against AIDS - Information sheet on protection
		11 Dear Doctor Sue - Letters on protection
		12 Which is safer? - Evaluating ways of protection
		13 What happens with HIV infection? - Information on signs and symptoms
		14 How do you know if you have HIV/AIDS? - Case studies on signs and symptoms
		15 Testing for HIV - Basic information on testing
		16 Test: What you know about testing - Short test on testing for HIV
		17 AIDS help - Who? Where? - Where help can be found
		18 You be the doctor - Case studies on drug use
		19 Are you a responsible person? - Behavioural intent questions on personal responsibility

16 Test: What you know about testing - Short test on testing for HIV

Purpose

This activity will help students recall information and understand concepts about testing.

What the teacher does

1. Decide how to teach this activity.

a) Provide each student with an activity sheet and have them do the test individually or in small groups.
b) Put column B on the blackboard and read each statement from column A. Have students select the correct response (only one sheet needed).
c) Place column A and B on the blackboard and have students do the activity individually or in small groups (only one sheet needed).

Note: For any of the above methods, it is possible to divide the class into two or more teams and have them compete.

2. Discuss the answers (provided below).

	Answers
The number of times you need to be tested in three months is:	G - twice
The test is accurate to:	I - 99 %
It is important to take the test so that you can:	J - tell your partners/F - not infect others
It is also important to take the test so that you will:	F - not infect others/J - tell your partners
The most common test for HIV is called:	D - “ELISA”
When no one else is told about the test that means that it is:	H - confidential
If you have HIV, you will be given:	A - advice and help
You can get tested at:	C - health centre or hospital
The test for HIV looks for:	E - antibodies
To get the results you probably have to:	B - come back later

Additional preparation

Be sure to go over the answers before doing the test.