![]() If an HIV negative person has been raped, they can take a course of antiretroviral medicine within 72 hours of the rape and this – known as post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) – protects them against HIV infection. Mabaso tried opening up but after being laughed at, he stopped disclosing the rape and he never got post-exposure prophylaxis that may have protected him from HIV,” said Langa. “Rape is a sensitive issue and traumatic event to someone. But he soon realised that he was in needed of help and spoke to Andrew Langa, a lay preacher at his church. Without support, understanding and advice from friends, Mabaso decided to keep quiet and deal with the trauma by himself because of the fear of being judged. But at that moment I knew that disclosing the event and opening a case would be a waste of time because, if my friends thought it was a joke, other people would probably also make fun of me.” “One of my friends said: ‘What, are you gay now?’ I just said ‘I’m not gay, I was raped’. “But instead of comforting me, they laughed at me,” said Mabaso. The following morning, Mabaso opened up to a group of his friends because he needed their support and advice
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |