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Interview 49

Interview 49

Age at Interview: 26
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 17
Background: Clint was infected with HIV at the age of 17 from a partner at a time when he lacked knowledge about HIV.

Brief outline:Clint progressed to Aids defining illnesses relatively quickly. Fortunately, combination therapy had come in by then, and his original combination (Combivir, efavirenz and nelfinavir) is still effective today.

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Believes in prayer, choosing how to respond to life difficulty, and a higher reason for him being infected with HIV.
Print I just have a view that it's better to believe in something than nothing at all. I have… I try and understand the fact that I, what, what has happened to me at a younger age, that, I believe there is a reason for that. That, you can't all… you know we've all got stories, you know people who are watching this, we've all gone through experiences that are difficult in life. Sometimes you just can't change what's going to happen to you, but the only response you can is how you deal with it. And that's always been my mind frame to cope with HIV.

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