FEATURES OF THE SOCIAL PORTRET OF TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTINTAJIKISTAN

This article presents data on the development of tuberculosis in people of dif erent age, gender,geographic, and medical-social groups in Tajikistan. It also presents data on the development of activeorlatent tuberculosis infection, screening of high-risk groups, and contact tracing. The importanceofscreening family members of patients with tuberculosis is emphasized. Factors that increasetheriskofinfection progression are identified. These factors are primarily endogenous and determinedbythepatient'simmune status, including HIV infection, diabetes, severe chronic diseases, alcohol dependence, smoking,drug addiction, and malnutrition. The importance of recognizing immigrants, foreign workers, andrefugeesarriving from epidemically vulnerable regions, inmates of correctional facilities, pretrial detentioncenters,and those released from penitentiary institutions as vulnerable population groups is noted. Keywords: Tuberculosis, risk groups, vulnerable populations, medical and social factors.