HIV testing and counseling: some aspects of the problem

Agliullina S. T.
MD, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Chair for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine¹;
ORCID 0000-0003-4733-6911

Mukharyamova L. M.
Doctor of Political Scienses, Professor, Head, Chair for History, Philosophy and Sociology, First Vice-Rector¹;
ORCID 0000-0002-5016-6928

Khasanova G. R.
Doctor of Medicine, Professor, Head, Chair for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine¹; Infectious Disease Physician²;
ORCID 0000-0002-1733-2576

Sitdikova L. A.
Graduate, Medical and Preventive Faculty¹

1 - Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russia
2 - Tatarstan Republican Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, Kazan, Russia

Agliullina Saida; e-mail: saida.agliullina@kazangmu.ru

None declared.

The study had no sponsorship.

The aim of the study was to analyze the attitude of the population to HIV testing and counseling and the frequency of testing-related counseling in a sample of the population of Kazan. Materials. An anonymous survey of various groups of the population permanently residing in the city of Kazan (n=301) was conducted using a questionnaire developed by us. The study involved 58.1% of women (175/301), 41.9% of men (126/301). Results. Most of the respondents had experience of undergoing HIV testing (95%, 286/301). Only 92 people out of 286 (32.2%) were examined on their own initiative. HIV testing was mainly carried out in the polyclinic at the place of residence/stay (66.8%, 191/286), while counseling, according to respondents, was carried out only in 16.20% of respondents (31/191). Conclusions. It is important to conduct a high-quality procedure of pre-and post-test counseling in the conditions of primary health care. It is necessary to train the medical staff of the polyclinic level in the skills of counseling on epidemiology and prevention of HIV infection.

HIV infections, testing, counseling

10.29234/2308-9113-2021-9-2-89-99

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