Medical and social assistance to HIV-infected patients

Abstract

The purpose of research is to study the quality of medical and social care and the attitude of the population towards HIV-infected people in Yakutsk in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The main methods of research are the analysis of normative and legal acts and statistical data, a sociological questioning. A study of the opinion of HIV-positive people about their satisfaction with the quality of medical and social services, living standards and social status showed that 90% of patients receive the necessary medical care and often attend the AIDS Center. The results of the research showed that the majority of HIV-infected people in Yakutsk, young people aged 19 to 29, contracted sexual intercourse, which in turn indicates that there are still many young people who are poorly informed about the threat HIV infection and other STDs. Survey of HIV-infected and medical workers of the State Bank of the Yakut Republican Center for AIDS Prevention and Control revealed that in our republic a sufficiently effective and qualified medical and social work is carried out, providing crucial help to HIV-infected people, but not enough social assistance is provided. It has been found that the society is generally benevolent towards HIV - infected patients and is ready to provide some form of support to a person living with HIV, regardless of whether they know him or not. However, the responses also showed that HIV-positive status appears as an extremely strong social label, significantly worsening the attitudes of others around it. It was noted the need to open a sanatorium-type rehabilitation center for HIV-infected people.