{"id":290,"date":"2016-04-29T13:55:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T13:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grenchap.org\/?page_id=290"},"modified":"2022-02-11T12:12:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T16:12:05","slug":"testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grenchap.org\/testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-290'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  style='padding-bottom:0px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2  blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Testing<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-290'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><a id=\"test\"><\/a>Where to Test?<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Get tested! Find an HIV testing site near you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Free and confidential counselling and testing is available at:<\/p>\n<p><strong>GrenCHAP<\/strong><br \/>435-0585<br \/>Old Fort Road, St George<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Grenada Planned Parenthood Association (GPPA)<\/strong><br \/>440-2636\u202c<br \/>Deponthieu Street, St George\u2019s\u00a0(service charge may apply)<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Infectious Disease Control Unit (NIDCU)<\/strong><br \/>435-7151<strong><br \/><\/strong>General Hospital, St George\u2019s<\/p>\n<p><strong>St George\u2019s Health Centre<\/strong><br \/>440-3371<br \/>Melville Street, St George\u2019s<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gouyave Health Centre<\/strong><br \/>444-8414<br \/>Upper Depradine Street, Gouyave, St John<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sauteurs Health Centre<\/strong><br \/>442-9317<br \/>Madeys, St Patrick<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grand Bras Health Centre<\/strong><br \/>442-7623<br \/>Grand Bras, St Andrew<\/p>\n<p><strong>St David\u2019s Health Centre<\/strong><br \/>444-6249<br \/>Belle Vue, St David<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hillsborough Health Centre<\/strong><br \/>443-7280<br \/>Hillsborough, Carriacou<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ministry of Health<\/strong><br \/>440-2649 or 435-5337<br \/>Ministerial Complex, Botanical Gardens, St George<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_full  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><a id=\"importance\"><\/a>Importance of Testing<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Start talking. Protect yourself and your partner. Talk about HIV testing, your status, prevention, treatment and care.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why should you get an HIV test?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To know your status<\/li>\n<li>For your peace of mind<\/li>\n<li>To ensure your partner&#8217;s safety<\/li>\n<li>To plan your future<\/li>\n<li>To maintain a negative status or get treatment if you are positive<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s FREE and confidential<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more in-depth information on HIV Testing, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/hiv\/basics\/testing.html\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><a id=\"positive\"><\/a>If Tested Positive<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>If you have tested positive, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National Infectious Disease Control Unit (NIDCU) 435-7151<\/li>\n<li>Ministry of Health, Ministerial Complex, Botanical Gardens, Tanteen, St George<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Health professionals at NIDCU will Counsel, Assist, Respect &amp; Educate.<\/p>\n<p>They also provide the following services:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Referrals to support services, like ophthalmology, gynecology, social services department, nutritional services<\/li>\n<li>Antiretroviral medication for persons who need them<\/li>\n<li>Medication for opportunistic infections like TB, pneumonia, candidiasis, herpes<\/li>\n<li>Treatment for sexually transmitted infections<\/li>\n<li>Free condoms<\/li>\n<li>Home-based care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Discrimination against people living with HIV &amp; AIDS hurts everybody. How?<br \/><\/strong>Because fear of discrimination\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prevents people from acknowledging they are HIV positive<\/li>\n<li>May prevent HIV positive persons from seeking treatment<\/li>\n<li>Prevents people from getting tested<\/li>\n<li>May stop people from using condoms and adopting other preventative behaviours, even when they know they are HIV positive<\/li>\n<li>Often forces people to pretend they are not homosexual and engage in same sex relationships as well as heterosexual relationships<\/li>\n<li>Limits the education, care and support which communities, families, and partners can provide<\/li>\n<li>May prevent AIDS patients from getting the treatment they need, leading to the spread of illness, such as tuberculosis, among the wider population.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fear of discrimination prevents national authorities from getting a true picture of the epidemic. This affects planning and provision of services for people with HIV and for people from other vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n<p>Discrimination does not protect against HIV, it hurts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Testing - GrenCHAP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/grenchap.org\/testing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Testing - GrenCHAP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/grenchap.org\/testing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GrenCHAP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-02-11T16:12:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/grenchap.org\/testing\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/grenchap.org\/testing\/\",\"name\":\"Testing - 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