Posted: 2006-10-31 22:50:15
carlblake, here are some figures that you should look at:
In the UK the HIV prevalence rate is around 0.2% nationally
In the RSA the HIV prevalence rate is around 21.5% nationally.
The chances of any one South Africa having HIV is 107 times more likely than in the UK.
A better example for the less arithmetically inclined amongst us: Just on this website there are 29 pages of girls in Johannesburg, with 6 girls per page. That's 174 girls. Following the national average, then it is likely that about 38 of the Johannesburg girls are likley to be HIV positive, while in the UK the same list could quite easily contain not a single HIV positive girl (0.34 chance in 174).
Can you tell me which girls that might be? You can't, because no-one can tell without a blood test.
The fact that you had unprotected sex once, and so far nothing has happened, is meaningless. You may, or may not, be HIV positive and you wouldn't know it. Even if the girl you had sex with was HIV positive, there is no guarantee that you will definitely contract it as well. But if you have enough unprotected sex, you WILL contract the virus.
Go ahead, be an absolute idiot and go bareback. I'll nominate you for the Darwin Award!