Ileta evulekileyo malunga namava wam ePrEP

Kubahlobo Bam kuLuntu lwe-LGBT:

Wowu, luhambo olungaqhelekanga kanjani ebendikulo kwiminyaka emithathu edlulileyo. Ndifunde lukhulu ngam, i-HIV, kunye nebala.

Yonke le nto yaqala xa ndandichaphazeleka kwi-HIV ehlotyeni lowama-2014, nto leyo eyakhokelela ekubeni ndibengomnye wabantu abambalwa baseBritish Columbia abaya kwi-pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Yayingamava abonisa imvakalelo nachulumancisayo. IBritish Columbia inembali ende yokuba yinkokheli kwihlabathi kuphando nge-HIV ne-AIDS, kwaye zange ndicinge ukuba ndinganguvulandlela we-PrEP!

Ukuba unenkxalabo ngempilo yakho yezesondo kwaye ufuna ukukhathalela umzimba wakho, i-PrEP idlala indima ebalulekileyo njengenxalenye yesixhobo sempilo yezesondo ngokubanzi ekufuneka uyazi.

Ndifunde ngePrEP emva kokufumanisa ukuba umntu endalala naye ndingakhuselekanga wayephila ene-HIV. Ngenxa yeemeko, khange ndikwazi ukuthatha ipost-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Ndathetha nomnye wabahlobo bam ophila ne-HIV, wandichazela ukuba yintoni i-PrEP nokuba ingavakala iyinto entle ukuba mandiyijonge.

Emva kokwenza uphando ndedwa, ndiye kugqirha wam ndabuza malunga nalo. Ngelo xesha, i-PrEP yayingaziwa ngokubanzi eCanada. Kodwa ugqirha wam uvumile ukundincedisa ekufumaneni ugqirha onezifo ezikhethekileyo kwi-HIV kunye ne-AIDs ezokwazi ukundinceda kuhambo lwam lokuya kwi-PrEP.

Yayiyindlela ende kwaye inzima, kodwa kufanelekile ekugqibeleni. Kwakufuneka ndidibane noogqirha ndenze imijikelo emininzi yovavanyo lwe-HIV kunye ne-STI, kunye nenkqubo eninzi yamaphepha ukufumana i-inshurensi yam yokuyihlawulela. Ndazimisela ndancama ndancama. Bendikwimishini yokungena kwi-PrEP, nokuba kungathathwa msebenzi mni na.Ndazi ukuba sisisombululo esifanelekileyo kum ukukhusela i-HIV, kwaye sisixhobo esibalulekileyo endifuna ukusongeza kwizixhobo zam ezikhuselekileyo zokwabelana ngesondo.

Ndiqale ukuthatha iPrEP ngo-Agasti ka-2014, unyaka onesiqingatha phambi kokuba i-PrEP ivume ukusetyenziswa yi-Health Canada.

Oko ndaqala ukuthatha iPrEP, akusafuneki ukuba ndijongane noxinzelelo kunye noxinzelelo lokuba ndosulelwa yi-HIV kunye nee-AID. Ayitshintshanga isimilo sam. Endaweni yokuba iphelise inkxalabo yam malunga nokuvezwa yi-HIV kuba ndiyazi ukuba ndihlala ndikhuselekile ukuba nje ndithatha ipilisi enye ngosuku.

Ukuba semehlweni kawonke-wonke kwaye ndixela ukuba ndikwi-PrEP, ndiye ndajamelana nehlazo ixesha elide. Ndiyaziwa phakathi kwabahlali be-LGBT, umntu odumileyo kwezentlalo, kwaye ndiphumelele ibhaso lodumo likaGay Canada's People's Choice ngo-2012. ezona ndawo zinkulu kwinkcubeko yamafanasini eMntla Merika. Kubalulekile ukuba ndifundise abanye. Ndisebenzise amaqonga am okuthethelela kwaye ndisebenzisa ilizwi lam ukwazisa abanye ekuhlaleni malunga nezibonelelo zePrEP.

Ekuqaleni, ndafumana ukugxekwa okuninzi kubantu abangenayo i-HIV besithi indlela endiziphethe ngayo iyayinyusa imeko ye-HIV kwaye andikhathali. Ndaye ndafumana ukugxekwa kubantu abaphila ne-HIV kuba baziva benenzondo yokuba ndingaba kwipilisi enokundithintela ekufumaneni i-HIV, kwaye abanalo elo thuba linye phambi kokuba baguquke.

Abantu khange bakuqonde ukuba kuthetha ukuthini ukuba kwi-PrEP. Indinike isizathu esingakumbi sokufundisa nokwazisa uluntu olungqingili. Ukuba unomdla kwizibonelelo ze-PrEP, ndingakukhuthaza ukuba uthethe nogqirha wakho ngayo.

Ukuba nokuzithemba ekukwenzeni ukunciphisa umngcipheko we-HIV kunye nokwazi iindlela zangoku zokuthintela kubaluleke kakhulu. Iingozi ziyenzeka, iikhondom ziyaphuka, okanye azisetyenziswa. Kutheni ungathathi ipilisi enye suku ngalunye ukunciphisa umngcipheko ukuya kuthi ga kwiipesenti ezingama-99 okanye nangaphezulu?

Xa kuziwa kwimpilo yakho yesondo, kungcono ukuba usebenze kunokuba usebenze. Wukhathalele umzimba wakho, kwaye uya kukukhathalela. Cinga ngokuthatha i-PrEP, hayi eyakho kuphela, kodwa neyamaqabane akho.

Uthando,

UBrian

Inqaku lomhleli: NgoJuni ka-2019, i-US Preventive Services Task Force ikhuphe ingxelo ecebisa iPrEP kubo bonke abantu abasemngciphekweni wokosuleleka yi-HIV.

UBrian Webb ngumseki we TheHomoCulture.com, igqwetha le-LGBT eliphumelele amabhaso, eliphembelela intlalontle kuluntu lwe-LGBT, kwaye liphumelele ibhaso likaMnu Gay Canada's Choice People.