ETHICAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN MONITORING CHILDREN WITH HIV-INFECTION

Ethical and social problems, which arose while conducting 207 children with the confirmed diagnosis of HIV-infection, were studied. 67 persons (15 doctors-pediatricians, 18 medical sisters, 16 HIV-infected people, 18 HIV noninfected people without medical education (population) were tested with the use of the developed questionnaires. The following fact is revealed: the medium-level middle medical stuff and noninfected people without medical education obtain insufficient information about rights and ethical principles in the context of HIV-infection/AIDS. Cruelty to children in the families of low socio-economic status has negative influence on the progression of HIV-infection in children.