Stigma and Discrimination in Treatment of Patients with HIV Co-Infection - Tuberculosis in the Osh Region of Kyrgyz Republic

Abstract

Despite the downward trend in the incidence rate, the situation in Kyrgyzstan is complicated by the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis and tuberculosis (TB) combined with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Stigma and discrimination are among the strongest negative factors affecting the lives of people affected by tuberculosis, leading to many patients not seeing doctors or dropping out of treatment. This article is devoted to an important issue, the study of the manifestation of stigma and discrimination in patients with HIV - infection combined with tuberculosis, which leads to a delay in diagnosis, early initiation of treatment, an increase in the reservoir of the source of tuberculosis infection, including drug-resistant tuberculosis among population. The publication contains a thorough and detailed analysis of the complex of social and medico-biological actions necessary to prevent the spread of HIV infection and tuberculosis. Keywords: Treatment, HIV, Stigma and Discrimination, Co-Infection, Tuberculosis