 Currently, HIV is still an epidemic, especially in D.C. Ramatule Keita, director of community health at Whitman Walker Clinic, says HIV testing, including self-testing, is the path for people to keep healthy. Those who test negative can receive HIV prevention tools. Those who test positive can promptly start HIV treatment. If you are having sex, you should be getting tested for HIV. If you're an intravenous drug user, you should get tested. Keita says the test is not difficult to undergo.