The problem of stigmatization of HIV-infected patients by the medical workers: literature review

Abstract

The presented article reveals the acute problem of the presence of stigmatization of HIV-infected patients by medical workers. HIV is a socially significant infection and it adversely affects all areas of an infected person's life. Therefore, combating its spread requires an interdisciplinary approach. At this stage in the history of the disease in question, the level of development of medicine allows HIV-positive people to live without the effect of an ailment on their physical health. The main difficulty now is the prevalence of prejudices about people living with HIV. These errors lead to the development of fear, avoidance and isolation of such people. As a result, HIV-positive people often encounter discrimination, which leads to the development of a sense of shame, self-infliction and a general depressive mood. Thus, the foregoing can lead to the development of indifference, both to oneself and to the possibility of infecting other people, which impedes the prevention of the spread of HIV/AlDS. By 2017, the basic prerequisites for the disappearance of stigma in the form of new bills, government decrees, the work of AIDS centers were created. In our opinion, the most noticeable changes should appear in the environment of medical workers who simply need to own such information. Having studied this problem, it will be possible to evaluate the effectiveness of the work done and outline further ways to combat the stigmatization of people living with HlV, not only in the professional environment of medical workers, but also among the general population.

Keywords

• hiv
• aids
• hiv-infected
• stigma
• stigmatization
• health professionals