A Wrong HIV-Positive Diagnosis Nearly Took Her Life
Winnie Mbabazi' s Story By Nankwanga Eunice Kasirye “In just a few hours, everything I believed about my life collapsed.” Balancing Marriage, University, and a First Pregnancy In 2017, Winnie Mbabazi was a second-year university student enrolled in an evening program. she was also newly married, expecting her first child. It was a time filled with excitement, responsibility, and uncertainty but a wrong HIV positive diagnosis was not anywhere among her worries.. Like many first-time mothers, Winnie had not yet officially started antenatal care. She knew she was pregnant, but she did not fully understand what early antenatal visits involved or when they should begin. By her third month, however, her body began sending worrying signals. “ I felt restless and unusually weak,” Winnie recalls. “ I knew something wasn’t right.” After confiding in a close friend, she was advised to seek medical attention, specifically to have a scan done to confirm the wellbeing of her pre...