Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot145510.32687/0869-866X-2024-32-2-208-214НеопределенThe problems of counteraction to HIV-infection and its prevention in places of imprisonmentKazberovP Nmr.kazberov@mail.ruThe Federal State Institution “The Research Institute of Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia”, 119991, Moscow, Russia180420243222104202521042025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>The article considers the problem of organizing prevention and treatment of HIV-infection in suspected, accused and convicted persons in places of deprivation of liberty. The HIV-infected individuals in places of deprivation of liberty are in situation of increased risk that creates objective necessity for in-depth study of this phenomenon. The purpose of the study was to determine specific characteristics of organization of support of HIV-infected individuals, to identify ways of contamination and its main risk factors among both suspected, accused and convicted persons and penitentiary institution personnel. The study provided sorting out of main aspects that resulting in convicts' refusal to receive drugs and treatment. The corresponding recommendations for optimizing general and particular prevention of these negative phenomena were developed.<br />The conclusion was made that it is possible to apply complex methods to motivate convicted HIV patients for treatment. Some of these methods can include such medical social psychological measures of organizational managerial character as training of specialists; participation of HIV patients in comprehensive preventive programs; group support of convicted HIV patients; positive reinforcement application; individual approach.</p>convicted personHIV-infectiontreatmentpreventionmotivationplace of deprivation of libertyосужденные, больные ВИЧ-инфекциейлечениепрофилактикамотивированиеместа лишения свободы1.Order of the Ministry of Health of Russia dated October 29, 2020 No. 1175n “On approval of the Rules for conducting compulsory medical examination of persons in prison for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection)”. Available at: https://www.garant.ru/products/ipo/prime/doc/74896001/#:~:text=10%20декабря%202020-,Приказ%20Министерства%20здравоохранения%20РФ%20от%2029%20октября%202020%20г.,документ%20не%20вступил%20в%20силу) (in Russian).2.Kazberov P. N., Moskvitina M. M., Novikov V. V. 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