Аssessment of social risk factors of tuberculosis contamination in HIV-infected people according to epidemiological survey of epidemic foci

Objective. Assessment of tuberculosis (TB) infection conditions for HIV-infected people.Materials and methods. Еpidemiological survey of 38 epidemic foci of HIV-associated tuberculosis, 28 foci of tuberculosis without HIV infection and 20 foci in which the diagnosis of tuberculosis wasn`t conﬁrmed (control-group) were conducted.Results and its discussion. As it turns out that in the most cases of the development of HIV-associated TB, the primary diagnosis of HIV infection preceded the primary diagnosis of tuberculosis. According to the results of the case-control analytical epidemiological study, such risk factors of HIV-infected tuberculosis as lack of family, higher education and regular job, the fact of deprivation of liberty and drug users (as a reﬂection of the low social status of patients), as well as contact with tuberculosis patient were identiﬁed. Risk factors for mycobacteria infection in people without HIV infection were only the lack of family and contact with tuberculosis patients.

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Psychiatric, Behavioural and Social Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Female Drug Users

AIDS and Behavior ◽

10.1007/s10461-011-9991-1 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. 1834-1843 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Gail Gilchrist ◽

Alicia Blazquez ◽

Marta Torrens

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Hiv Infection ◽

Drug Users ◽

Social Risk ◽

Social Risk Factors ◽

Female Drug Users

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Medical-social risk factors of cervical cancer development among women of reproductive age

Actual problems of modern medicine ◽

10.26565/2617-409x-2019-3-04 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cervical Cancer ◽

Comparison Group ◽

Main Group ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Control Group ◽

Social Risk ◽

Social Risk Factors ◽

Sociological Study ◽

Female Population

Cervical cancer is one of the widespread diseases that have a negative impact on the reproductive health. However, medical-social risk factors which provoke this pathology aren't studied sufficiently yet. We have identified the most significant medical-social risk factors of cervical cancer's development and progression based on data analysis of a sociological study. Thus, it was found that cervical cancer can't be associated with predominantly late reproductive age of women in conditions of the Republic of Belarus: most of the patients with this pathology (more than 53%) were under the age of 35 years old. The group of patients suffered from cervical cancer was quite homogeneous in their social status, which was average and relatively stable in a large majority of them (more than 90%), despite employment in various sectors of the national economy. Social functioning of these patients wasn't significantly different from the main population of women in reproductive age. Thus, early sexual activity and random early sexual relations weren't characteristic for the majority of them: 86.1±4.46% (the control group – 87.3±5.51%, the comparison group – 78.2±3.96%) and 83.5±4.72% (the control group – 89.1±4.28%, the comparison group – 75.2±2.36%). Moreover, the married patients of the main group had the most ordered sexual behavior (p<0.01; tau=0.572) which determined the low prevalence of artificial abortions among them, including menstrual cycle regulation (less than 8%). However, the revealed different defects of health-saving behavior in the main group of patients (more than 70%), including an insufficient level of valeological knowledge, the presence of common harmful habits and low medical activity, indicate that there are significant reserves for improvement of the preventive activities of medical stuff in the field of primary medical care for the development of a healthy lifestyle among female population of reproductive age and providing clinical examination among this contingent of females in reproductive age with the purpose of cervical cancer prevention.

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Complex Assessment of Medical and Social Risk Factors and Their Effect on the Health Condition of Children Working at Industrial Waste Landfills

Bulletin of Science and Practice ◽

10.33619/2414-2948/41/15 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 137-143

Author(s):

N. Kudaibergenov

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Industrial Waste ◽

Health Condition ◽

Working Environment ◽

Control Group ◽

External Respiration ◽

Social Risk ◽

Social Risk Factors ◽

Statistical Research ◽

The Impact

The comprehensive assessment of medical and social risk factors and their impact on the health of children working at industrial waste landfills of the Kyrgyz Chemical Metallurgical Plant has presented. Various industrial and environmental factors were covered. To identify signs of environmental pollution by radioactive substances of natural and artificial origin the average values of gamma-radiation power levels have been examined. The hygienic, sociological, medical and statistical research methods are used. During the study, the social-hygienic and living conditions of life and work of children were studied. The selection of respondents conducted by random sampling. The health condition of children living in the region but not working at industrial waste landfills has studied to compare the data of a control group. An assessment of the physical and biological development of children in the experimental and control groups was carried out by measuring somatometric indicators (length and body weight, head circumference), as well as indicators of dynamometry and their external respiration function. The intensive morbidity rates of children have been studied. The article analyzes the impact of medical and social risk factors that adversely affect the health conditions of working children. It describes the various factors of the working environment and the labor process, which form the occupational risk of morbidity. An important part of the study was to assess the situation and identify possible causes that force families to involve children to work at industrial waste landfills.

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Hygienic assessment of risk factors and health of forensic scientists

10.24075/rbh.2021.020 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

MI Timerzyanov ◽

OA Ilina ◽

EA Dubrvina ◽

OYu Milushkina ◽

DE Vasilev

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Working Environment ◽

Control Group ◽

Social Risk ◽

Social Risk Factors ◽

Hygienic Measures ◽

Rising Incidence ◽

Forensic Scientists ◽

The Impact ◽

Labor Potential

The objective of the study was to develop and implement the system of hygienic measures eliminating (mitigating) the impact of risk factors in the work of forensic scientists and to estimate effectiveness of these measures and the program aimed at improvement of employment terms for forensic scientists [1, 2]. Forensic scientists were compared to a control group of other doctors. The following researches were carried out: survey of 303 forensic scientists, analysis of their employment terms based on employment terms special evaluation (2,736 materials of employment terms special evaluation), examination of forensic scientists’ health compared to other doctors by analyzing medical examination results (309 health records). Protection and promotion of working population’s health is the state priority. Its purpose is to preserve labor potential and create conditions for economic development of the country. Medical workers are exposed to a combined, complex, and associated effect of working environment conditions and parameters [3, 4]. Industrial and social factors can result in a rising incidence, reduction in life expectancy, ill health and medical staff performance increment, and require preventive measures. Those working for forensic expert organizations constitute a special population due to a large number of professional, medical and organizational, and social risk factors [5].

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