Epidemiological Assessment of OIH Infection Among the Samarkand Region's Leprous Population Groups

Abstract

The article reviews the epidemiological situation of HIV infection among risk groups (injecting drug users, people providing intimate services for payment, sexually transmitted infections, migrant workers) in the Samarkand region for the past two years (2021-2022 ), outlines the regulatory documents on the prevention of HIV infection and the necessary preventive measures among the population of the region. In our country, special attention is given to measures to counter the spread of HIV infection. In the context of the epidemic, it is difficult to overestimate the importance of preventive measures, in particular, involving the population in HIV testing, including people from key groups that determine the epidemic spread of HIV infection in our country. The importance of population testing is extremely relevant, primarily for the timely detection of infection and prescription of chemoprophylaxis. It has been established that timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in accordance with current clinical guidelines is very important both for preserving the health of the population itself and for reducing the risk of HIV spread at the population level.