HIV Exposure from Rape/Sexual Assault
ANA Position Statement
Approved: April 2, 1992
ANA supports:
- access to immediate physical and psychological health care,
- access to appropriate HIV testing and prophylactic treatment,
- the provision of accurate information about risk of transmission of HIV disease,
- access to survivor focused services which includes the recommended follow-up monitoring for HIV disease,
- the right of every person to confidential HIV testing with pre and post test counseling,
- research to identify
- the risk of HIV transmission through rape/sexual assault
- the effects of early intervention and treatment
- the incidence of rape/sexual assault in specific populations (children, men, same sex,
- community level Rape Crisis Centers and other agencies which provide counseling and support services for rape/sexual assault survivors.
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