{"id":443339,"date":"2017-12-03T20:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/03\/i-was-afraid-to-test-for-hiv-lydia-forson\/"},"modified":"2017-12-03T20:00:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T20:00:29","slug":"i-was-afraid-to-test-for-hiv-lydia-forson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/03\/i-was-afraid-to-test-for-hiv-lydia-forson\/","title":{"rendered":"I was afraid to test for HIV \u2013 Lydia Forson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Sunday,  3 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>metro941.fm<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-03<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/40631570.295.jpg\" alt=\"Lydia Forson Fashion\" title=\"Lydia Forson Fashion\" width=\"295\" height=\"295\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Lydia Forson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512331229_192_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">One of the biggest reasons why people don\u2019t get tested for HIV is because they are scared. What if it means to be positive, and what other people will think about you.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Ghanaian award winning actress Lydia Forson has revealed that she was anxious when she went to test for HIV.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on New Day on TV3 on Friday, the beautiful actress who co-hosted the farmers\u2019 day edition, revealed she was anxious when she first wanted to take HIV test. She however indicated her anxiety was for no reason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for me, I was afraid when testing for HIV, even though it was for no reason\u201d. The 2017 Best AFRIFF actress revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Lydia Forson won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a leading role in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana joined the world to mark this year\u2019s edition of World Aids Days to create awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning those who have died of the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Coupled with the World AIDS Day Celebration, Ghana is also celebrating its 33rd National Farmers Day. 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