ESTIMATION OF LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND ROLE OF COUNCELLING AT TIME OF DECISION OF HIV-STATUS OF THE CHILDREN BORN BY HIV-INFECTED WOMEN

Questionnaire is developed for estimation of level of knowledge of medical and social workers, teachers and stuff of orphanages about the questions of decision of HIV-status of the children, born by the HIV-infected women, principles of counseling and testing on HIV. 79 persons who take care of the HIV-infected children were polled. Research showed insufficient knowledge of medical stuff about principles and skills of counseling, low level knowledge of nonmedical stuff on the questions of decision of HIV-status and skills of counseling.