This term went by FAST. And I like taking classes that outside of my major. I have learned about STIs and HIV/AIDS in middle school and high school. But they only taught how it was spread and all of the biology aspects. It didn’t cover statistics or risky behaviors. So this class was interesting to get that perspective.
I definitely was not expecting all the guest speakers. They were all informative and fun. It also changed up the routine of lectures.
Next time…I would suggest making the group size a tad bit smaller….it was hard to get everyone to meet at the same time with 6-7 people. Even though our project came together in the end…it was very stressful.
…The most useful would probably be the quizzes! Surprisingly, they helped you know what to expect on the midterm. And it was nice to have similar questions from the quiz show up on the midterm.
And well I like all the subjects we had for our blogs….But I didn’t fancy writing them. The topics were interesting…but maybe they could be incoperated someother way besides blogs.
This course is important I think for not only awareness for risk of STIs here in the United States, but also in other countries. I think this course or something similar to it should be taught to a younger audience. People are having sex well before college and a lot of young adults don’t even go to college after high school. I think this course would be beneficial in public schools.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
1. What did you learn about what it is like to live with an AIDS diagnosis?
All I really learned from Bob Skinner is that if you’re a recovering drug addict then it will be easier for you as an HIV/AIDS indivual to take all the medication. I’m not sure if I believe this…
But he did go over how expensive all the medication is, which ranges to 1,000 to 3,000 dollars a month. He also seems very privileged to have been given the opportunity to spread a message about HIV. They sent him to school and everything so that he could teach others about living with AIDS. AIDS is very serious and I guess it shows that your life isn't over and you can still accomplish things.
It nust also be very intense to be told you wont live for 3 months, but then on to live almost 10 years.
3. How do you think Bob’s experience is similar or different from people living around the globe?
Bob is the stereotypical type to be infected with HIV. He is gay and middle aged. When in reality, heterosexual women are the ones with an increase rate of HIV infection. He also was not deprived by any social structure. Women in Africa can’t ask for their husbands to wear a condom. Bob Skinner I’m sure had more authority in the decisions that he made. I don’t find him to be similar to other people living around the world.
4. Bob indicated the HIV is transmitted in rural regions via one particular route. What is that route and what social factors limit prevention for that route of transmission in rural regions?
Risky behaviors like unprotected sex. It can be expensive to have the education and resources to provide a means of contraception. Bob pointed out how important money is in stopping HIV in the United States. He even tried to start a debate about the government spending that goes to HIV relief in Africa should stay in the United States. Education and equal rights play a role in the prevention of HIV. Women can’t always ask for a condom. Or people don’t know about the transmission of HIV from unprotected sex.
5. How does living in a rural region make treating HIV difficult?
Medication again is very expensive. Rural regions are generally not thriving economically. Also, with the high infection rate of HIV it is difficult to treat everyone and to suppress the rate of infection. There are more risky behaviors that occur in rural regions like the nonexistent use of condoms. Hopefully more money will be pumped in rural regions so that the HIV rate can be reduced.
All I really learned from Bob Skinner is that if you’re a recovering drug addict then it will be easier for you as an HIV/AIDS indivual to take all the medication. I’m not sure if I believe this…
But he did go over how expensive all the medication is, which ranges to 1,000 to 3,000 dollars a month. He also seems very privileged to have been given the opportunity to spread a message about HIV. They sent him to school and everything so that he could teach others about living with AIDS. AIDS is very serious and I guess it shows that your life isn't over and you can still accomplish things.
It nust also be very intense to be told you wont live for 3 months, but then on to live almost 10 years.
3. How do you think Bob’s experience is similar or different from people living around the globe?
Bob is the stereotypical type to be infected with HIV. He is gay and middle aged. When in reality, heterosexual women are the ones with an increase rate of HIV infection. He also was not deprived by any social structure. Women in Africa can’t ask for their husbands to wear a condom. Bob Skinner I’m sure had more authority in the decisions that he made. I don’t find him to be similar to other people living around the world.
4. Bob indicated the HIV is transmitted in rural regions via one particular route. What is that route and what social factors limit prevention for that route of transmission in rural regions?
Risky behaviors like unprotected sex. It can be expensive to have the education and resources to provide a means of contraception. Bob pointed out how important money is in stopping HIV in the United States. He even tried to start a debate about the government spending that goes to HIV relief in Africa should stay in the United States. Education and equal rights play a role in the prevention of HIV. Women can’t always ask for a condom. Or people don’t know about the transmission of HIV from unprotected sex.
5. How does living in a rural region make treating HIV difficult?
Medication again is very expensive. Rural regions are generally not thriving economically. Also, with the high infection rate of HIV it is difficult to treat everyone and to suppress the rate of infection. There are more risky behaviors that occur in rural regions like the nonexistent use of condoms. Hopefully more money will be pumped in rural regions so that the HIV rate can be reduced.
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