Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease 2333-1275 2 1 2014 02 18 HIV Positive Patients' Experiences on Receiving an HIV Positive Test: An Iranian - Qualitative Study 47 51 EN Banafsheh Moradmand-Badie Saeedeh Moayedi-Nia Maryam Foroughi Masoumeh Dejman Rana Nikzad Maryam Akhlaghkhah Mehrnaz Rasoolinejad Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran Lillian Mwanri AJEID2014219 10.12691/ajeid-2-1-9 2014 01 25 2014 02 14 2014 02 18 The main objective of this current study is to provide information about HIV positive patients' experiences toward realizing HIV test results by using qualitative method. Ten HIV positive patients participated in30- to 60-min semi-structure interviews which involved open ended questions. Five main codes were identified. The findings revealed reasons for HIV testing including: emotional reactions in time of realizing HIV status, physical reactions towards understanding of HIV status, mitigating factors, aggravating factors. Based on the findings of this study, it is suggested that HIV service providers should consider post -test counseling for HIV positive patients. This counseling might be more helpful when done by a HIV specialist and trained HIV positive patients.