…..you have a very good house help who knows exactly what to do most of the time (unlike the many useless ones out there), then one day you accidentally tumbles into her handbag and discover it’s full of ARVs. What would be the best course of action? Can you continue entrusting her with you babies? Should you let her know of what you’ve seen or just dismiss her immediately without disclosing your fears???? think a disclosure would badly hurt her emotions and make her feel discriminated….some situations are just worrying….

Heard of this from a family friend as well. They were 'Kind' enough to transfer the house help to their rural residence as a care taker, on a higher salary. But what of those of us living with house helps who are not sure of their HIV status but are infected ??? Am not victimising anyone here but...

@ Famooz, dont think of it as discrimination.

Case 1; you have your 2 year old toddler who likes using the house helps tooth brush

Case 2; your 3 year old uses the same tooth pick the house help uses

Case 3; the house help has just served you with fruit salad (in which blood from a knife cut oozed into)

case 4; your house help has just played a 'cha baba na cha mama' game with your 13 year old son (these things happen a lot!)

The list is endless

@ segemia…wifey saw…@ famooz…wish had another job to give her…
Surely victimization aside were there no small children at home there would be no problem, but think of a toddler…think the risk of baby getting infected is quite high…would you risk it yourself???

Well true true...but my point is that using the househelp example to make a point ( probably a valid one) does nothing to remove the stigma that they face in the very homes that can almost not do without them...... it is not the househelp then,it can be your sister who u asked to come live with you after campus ? or your cousin?

@ 2012,you raise an important point

@ Otieno, so this is for real? :(