Voluntary counselling and testing

Many approaches to HIV prevention and care require that people know their HIV status. Importance of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) in this matter has been recognised through recent wide promotion and development of VCT service.
VCT has a vital role to play in HIV prevention because it helps people to change their sexual behaviour in order to prevent HIV transmission to their sexual partners if they are HIV-positive, or to stay HIV-negative if they are negative. The other significant role of VCT is in motivation of early and appropriate access to the services for both those tested as HIV-positive and HIV-negative, including medical care, family planning, ongoing emotional and social support, legal advices and counselling for positive way of living. VCT is also essential for women and their families which may use interventions to prevention of mother-to-child transmission.

Increasing the availability of VCT might also be important in fighting against stigma and as support to human rights (UNAIDS). Based on client's initiative, VCT is on the top of interventions having a key role in HIV treatment and prevention.

 

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