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FAQ > HIV, Aids, and the Test > General questions about HIV and Aids

When is testing for HIV useful?

• when you had unprotected sexual intercourse with somebody who is HIV positive or with somebody from who you do not know whether that person is HIV positive or negative. This means vaginal, anal or oral sex 
• when you have taken drugs with used needles.  
• when you (by accident)are picked with a infected needle;
• when you had surgery in a country where HIV is very common;
• when you’re mother was infected with HIV during your birth;
• when you were breast fed by a infected person;
• when you were administered donor blood that was not screened for HIV
  
  
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