Tsamba Yakavhurika Nezve Rangu PrEP Chiitiko

Kune Shamwari Dzangu muNharaunda yeGBBT:

Wow, irwo rwendo runoshamisa rwandakave narwo mumakore matatu apfuura. Ndakadzidza zvakawanda nezvangu, HIV, uye kushorwa.

Izvo zvese zvakatanga apo pandakaoneswa hutachiwana muzhizha ra2014, izvo zvakanditungamira kuti ndive mumwe wevanhu vekutanga muBritish Columbia kuenda pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Icho chaive chiitiko chekunzwa uye chinonakidza. British Columbia ine nhoroondo yakareba yekuve mutungamiri wepasi rese mukutsvaga kweHIV neAIDS, uye handina kumbofungidzira kuti ndichave piyona wePrEP!

Kana uine hanya nehutano hwako hwepabonde uye uchida kuchengeta muviri wako, PrEP inoita basa rakakosha sechikamu chebhuku rese rezvehutano hwepabonde raunofanira kuziva nezvaro.

Ndakadzidza nezvePrEP mushure mekuona kuti mumwe munhu wandakarara naye zvisina dziviriro airarama neHIV. Nekuda kwemamiriro ezvinhu, ini ndakanga ndisingakwanise kutora post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Ndakataura neimwe yeshamwari dzangu iri kurarama neHIV, ikanditsanangurira chinonzi PrEP uye kuti zvine musoro kuti ndiongorore.

Mushure mekuita ongororo ndega, ndakaenda kuna chiremba wangu ndikabvunza nezvazvo. Panguva iyoyo, PrEP yaisazivikanwa zvakanyanya muCanada. Asi chiremba wangu akabvuma kundibatsira mukutsvaga chiremba ane hunyanzvi hweHIV neAIDs anokwanisa kundibatsira parwendo rwangu rwekuenda kuPrEP.

Waive murefu uye wakaoma mugwagwa, asi wakakodzera zviripo pakupedzisira. Ini ndaifanirwa kusangana navanachiremba uye ndombo pfuura nemumaround ekuongororwa kweHIV neSTI, pamwe nekugadzirisa huwandu hwakakura hwemapepa kuti ndiwane inishuwarenzi yekubhadhara iyo. Ndakatsunga ndikaramba kukanda mapfumo pasi. Ini ndaive pachinangwa chekuenda kuPrEP, kunyangwe zvaizotora basa rakawanda sei.Ndakaziva kuti yaive mhinduro kwayo kwandiri yekudzivirira Mukondombera, uye chakakosha chishandiso chandaida kuwedzera pane yangu yakachengeteka-pabonde turusi.

Ndakatanga kutora PrEP muna Nyamavhuvhu 2014, gore rimwe chete nehafu PrEP isati yabvumidzwa kushandiswa neHutano Canada.

Kubva zvandakatanga kutora PrEP, handichafanirane nekunetsekana nekushushikana kwekukwanisa kubatira HIV neAIDs. Izvo hazvina kuchinja maitiro angu epabonde zvachose. Asi, zvakabvisa kushushikana kwangu pamusoro pekuratidzwa kweHIV nekuti ndinoziva kuti ndinogara ndichidzivirirwa chero bedzi ndichinwa piritsi rangu rimwe chete pazuva.

Kuve paziso revanhu uye kuratidza kuti ndaive paPrEP, ndakatarisana nekushurikidzwa kwenguva yakareba. Ini ndinonyatso kuzivikanwa pakati penharaunda yeLBBT, munhu ane mukurumbira munharaunda, uye ndakahwina mubairo une mukurumbira waVaGay Canada People's Choice muna2012. nzvimbo hombe pane dzese ngochani tsika muNorth America. Zvakakosha kwandiri kudzidzisa vamwe. Ini ndakatora mukana wangu wekumiririra mapuratifomu uye ndikashandisa izwi rangu kuzivisa vamwe munharaunda nezve mabhenefiti ePrEP.

Pakutanga, ndakawana kutsoropodzwa kuzhinji kubva kuvanhu vasina hutachiona vachiti hunhu hwangu huri kuwedzera kuratidzwa kweHIV uye kuti ndakanga ndisina hanya. Ndakagamuchirawo kushoropodzwa kubva kuvanhu vanorarama neutachiona hweHIV nekuti vakanzwa chigumbu chekuti ndinogona kunge ndiri piritsi rinogona kunditadzisa kubva kuHIV, uye havana mukana iwoyo vasati vatendeuka.

Vanhu havana kunzwisisa kuti zvairevei kuva paPrEP. Zvakandipa chakatonyanya chikonzero chekudzidzisa nekuzivisa nharaunda yevanhurume. Kana iwe uchifarira mabhenefiti ePrEP, ndinokukurudzira kuti utaure nachiremba wako nezvazvo.

Kuva nechivimbo mukugona kudzikisa njodzi yako yeHIV nekuziva nzira dzazvino dzekudzivirira kwakakosha chaizvo. Tsaona dzinoitika, makondomu anoputika, kana kuti haashandiswe. Wadii kutora piritsi rimwe chete zuva rega rega kuti udzikise njodzi yako kusvika pamakumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe muzana kana kupfuura?

Kana zvasvika kune hutano hwako hwepabonde, zvirinani kuva proactive pane kuita zvine mutsindo. Chengetedza muviri wako, uye uchakutarisira. Funga kutora PrEP, kwete yako chete, asiwo yeumwe wako (s).

Rudo,

Brian

Chinyorwa cheMupepeti: Muna Chikumi wa2019, iyo US Preventive Services Task Force yakaburitsa chirevo chinokurudzira PrEP kune vanhu vese vari panjodzi yekuwedzera yeHIV.

Brian Webb ndiye muvambi we TheHomoCulture.com, mumiriri we LGBT anokunda mubairo, mukurumbira munharaunda munharaunda yeGBBT, uye anokunda mubairo wakakurumbira Mr. Gay Canada People's Choice mubairo.