A study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) showed that antiretroviral treatment for HIV reduced the chance of transmission by 96 percent.

Question 22 3 pts In 2011, a study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) showed that antiretroviral treatment for HIV reduced the chance of transmission by 96 percent. How did this finding affect ongoing debates about global health? The results confirmed the common understanding at the time that it was better to prevent HIV through condom use campaigns than it was to treat people with HIV medications. The results shifted the predominant thinking of the time about prevention vs. treatment, showing that treatment IS prevention. The results proved that people in poor countries, no matter their level of education, can adhere to complicated treatment plans. The study redefined what healthcare experts in the west imagined was possible, by challenging the "socialization for scarcity" paradigm. Question 23 3 pts Which is TRUE regarding our guest speakers from the Boulder County AIDS Project? The younger speaker’s life experience demonstrates that a single occasion of having unprotected sex is unlikely to result in the transmission of the virus. Although both have tested positive for HIV, only one has AIDS. One speaker’s experience demonstrated how unlikely it is to acquire HIV in Boulder. One speaker urged students to vote, as elected officials can make decisions which would impact someone’s access to health insurance. Question 24 3 pts Which of the following IS NOT is not an activity that would work toward one of the goals of a health system? Conducting an education campaign to convince teenagers not to start smoking or vaping Creating a program by which everyone can pay a small amount of money each year to a fund that then can be used by anyone in the country to pay for their medical care should they get sick or injured Creating training programs for local community members in how to treat basic health care needs and how to refer people to clinics should the care needed be beyond that person’s skills None of the above are NOT TRUE because they are all examples of programs that would be achieving the goals of a health system