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June 2012
Wellness & Empowerment
/ Health

Do You Know Your HIV status?

In the U.S. about 1.2 million people are living with HIV - but only about one in five of them know they're infected. Today is the 18th National HIV Testing Day, where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending everyone between the ages 13 and 64 get an AIDS test.
Voting Has Ended

Do you know your HIV status?

01

  • No, I'm afraid to get tested.

  • Yes, I get tested regularly.

Does your partner know their HIV status?

02

  • No, they don't and I haven't asked.

  • Yes, it's something we discussed early on.

Poll results so far...

No, I'm afraid to get tested. 23%

No, they don't and I haven't asked. 75%

Yes, it's something we discussed early on. 25%

Yes, I get tested regularly. 77%

No, they don't and I haven't asked. 15%

Yes, it's something we discussed early on. 85%

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