SECTION 3 DEFINITION OF TERMS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

-refers to health condition where there is a deficiency of the immune system that stems from infection with HIV

Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART)

-refers to the treatment that stops or suppresses viral replication or replications of a retrovirus like HIV, thereby slowing down the progression of infection

Bullying

-refers to any severe or repeated use by one or more person of a written, verbal ,electronic expression or any physical act or gesture

-creating a hostile environment

-infringing on the rights of another person

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)

-refers to groups of non-governmental and non-commercial individuals or legal entities that are engaged in non-coerced collective actions around shared interests, purpose and values

Community-Based Research

-refers to studies undertaken in community settings, which involve community members

Comprehensive Health Intervention for Key Populations

-refer to evidence-based policies, programs, and approaches that aid to reduce transmission of HIV and its harmful consequences on health

Compulsory HIV Testing

-refer to HIV testing imposed upon an individual by lack of consent, use of force or intimidation

Discrimination

-to unfair or unjust treatment that distinguishes excludes, restricts, or shows preferences based on any ground such ag gender, sxual orientation, gender identity and expression, economic status, disability etc.

Evolving Capacities of the Child

-refers to recognizing the developmental changes and the corresponding progress in cognitive abilities and capacity for self-determination undergone by children as they grow up

Gender Expression

-way a person communicates gender identity to others through behavior, clothing, hairstyle, etc.

Gender Identity

-to the personal sense of identity as characterized among others, by manners of clothing, etc.

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

-refer juridical entities legally organized to provide or arrange for the provision of pre-agreed or designated health care services

High-risk behavior

-refers to a person involvement in certain activities that increase risk of transmitting or getting HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

refers to the virus of the type called retrovirus, which infects cell of the human immune system,

-destroys or impairs the cell functions

-progressive deterioration of the immune system

HIV Counseling

-refers to interpersonal and dynamic communication process between a client and a trained counselor

HIV and AIDS Counselor

-refers to any person trained by an institution or organization accredited by DOH to provide counseling

HIV and AIDS Monitoring

-refers to the documentation and analysis of number of HIV and AIDS infection and pattern of spread

HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control

-refers to measures aimed at protecting non-infected persons from contracting HIV and minimizing its impact

HIV-Negative

-refers to the absence of HIV or HIV antibodies upon testing

HIV-Positive

-refers to the presence of HIV infection as documented by the presence of HIV or HIV antibodies

HIV Testing

-refers to any facility-based mobile medical procedure or community-based screening modality

-is confidential, voluntary in nature and must be accompanied by counseling prior to and after testing

HIV-related Testing

-any laboratory testing or procedure done on an individual in relation to a person’s HIV condition

HIV Testing Facility

-to any DOH accredited on-site or mobile testing center, hospital, clinic, laboratory etc. that has the capacity to conduct voluntary HIV counseling and HIV testing

HIV Transmission

-refers to the transfer of HIV from one infected person to an uninfected person

Informed Consent

-to the voluntary agreement of a person to undergo or be subjected to a procedure based on full information

Key Affected Populations

-refers to those groups or persons at higher risk of HIV exposure or affected populations whose behavior make them more likely to be exposed to HIV

Laboratory

-refers to an area or place including community based settings where research studies are being undertaken

Mature Minor Doctrine

-refers to legal principle that recognize the capacity of some minors to consent independently to medical procedures, if they have been assessed by qualified health professionals

Medical Confidentiality

-refers to the core duty of medical practice where the information provided by the patient to health practitioners

-his or her health status is kept private and is not divulged to 3rd parties

Opportunistic Infections

-refers to illnesses caused by various organisms many of which do not cause diseases in persons with healthy immune system

Partner Notification

-refers to the process by which patient who has STI, is given support in order to notify and advice the partners that have been exposed to infection

Person Living with HIV (PLHIV)

-refers to any individual diagnosed to be infected with HIV

Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

-refers to use of prescription drugs as strategy for prevention of HIV infection by people who do not have HIV or AIDS

-an optional treatment

Pre-test Counseling

-refers to the process of providing an individual with information on the biomedical aspects of HIV

Post-exposure Prophylaxis

-refers to a preventive medical treatment started immediately after exposure to a pathogen in order to prevent infection by the pathogen and development of it

Post-test Counseling

-refers to the process of providing risk-reduction information and emotional support to a person who submitted a HIV testing a the time the result is released

Prophylactic

-refers to any agent or device used to prevent the transmission of an infection

Provider-Initiated Counseling and Testing

-refers to a healthcare provider initiating HIV testing to a person practicing high-risk behavior

Redress

-refers to an act of compensation for unfairness, grievance, reparation

Safe Sx Practice

-refer to choices made and behaviors adopted by a person to reduce or minimize the risk

Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)

-refers to the infection that are spread through the transfer of organisms from one person to another as a result of sxual contact

Sexual Orientation

-refers to the direction of emotional, sxual attraction, or conduct towards people of the same sx, etc.

Social Protection

-refers to a set of policies and programs designed to reduce poverty and vulnerability by promoting efficient labor markers, etc.

Stigma

-refers to the dynamic devaluation and dehumanization of an individual in the eyes of others

Treatment Hubs

-refer to private and public hospitals or medical establishment accredited by the DOH to have capacity and facility to provide treatment

Voluntary HIV testing

-refer to HIV testing done on an individual after having undergone pre-test counseling willingly submits to a test

Vulnerable communities

-refer to communities and groups suffering from vulnerabilities such as unequal opportunities, social exclusion, poverty, unemployment and other similar social, economic, etc.

Workplace

-refer to office, premise or work site where worker are habitually employed and shall include office or place.