Clinical officers have been urged to do proper guidance and counseling in a professional manner before they break news of HIV status to their patients.
Mary Nyokabi, 34, who has been living with the virus advocates for proper guidance and counseling, saying this will prevent women from attempting murder.
She lamented that in many public hospitals, especially the ones that recorded many patients, majority of the doctors did not take time to explain to the patients about the disease.
“They do not handle them well. In fact, some do not even attempt to preach hope to them. This has led to high levels of depression and this allows the disease to kill them,” said Nyokabi.
She however challenged persons living with HIV, advising them to remain positive about life and live positively to avoid re-infections.
Nyokabi, who is the founder of Daughters of Grace, a self-help group that helps person living with HIV, said that women’s refusal to accept their status is what has contributed to many unnecessary deaths.
She appealed to HIV positive women to accept their status and move ahead. She admits that the sadness that one feels is swept away by time.
Mary, who has a certificate in Housekeeping and dry cleaning from Thika, seeks to get economic independence in the near future.