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Developed by JHPIEGO’s Training in Reproductive Health Project with funding from USAID.

Lesson 2: Understanding Who is at Risk for HIV: Risk Assessment and Identification
Instructor: Jean Anderson

Quiz

The following quiz is designed to highlight some key points. Write a note of your answers and check them against the answer key. No peeking

Select ONE best answer for each of the following questions

1. Which of the following statements concerning HIV testing is true:
   1. Rapid tests are more specific than standard assays but are not very sensitive
   2. HIV tests may be falsely negative if testing is done within 8-12 weeks after infection has occurred.
   3. An indeterminate test usually indicates new or recent HIV infection
   4. Testing can be performed only on blood specimens
2. Risk assessment for HIV is useful in which of the following circumstances:
   1. HIV prevalence is low and resources for counseling and testing are few
   2. Deciding who should be offered testing in an STI clinic
   3. Deciding who should be offered testing in an antenatal care clinic
   4. Areas where HIV prevalence is high
3. A 26 year-old woman presents for her first antenatal care visit at 16 weeks gestation. She is offered HIV testing. Which of the following would be a benefit for her in learning her HIV status?
   1. She will know if her husband has been unfaithful to her
   2. If HIV-positive, she can be cured of HIV with antiretroviral drugs
   3. If HIV-positive, she can have access to interventions to reduce the risk of MTCT
   4. If HIV-negative, she will know that she is protected from HIV
4. A 31 year-old woman tests HIV-negative at her first antenatal care visit. Late in pregnancy she is retested because her husband has recently been diagnosed with HIV and the repeat test is positive. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these different results?
   1. She was already infected at the time of the first test but was in the "window period" and had not yet developed detectable antibodies to HIV
   2. The second test is falsely positive
   3. There was an error in processing the first test
   4. Since the tests have conflicting results, no conclusions can be reached and she should be reassured that her risk is low