Review article
THE PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS INFECTION AMONG THE MIGRANT WORKERS POPULATION
Bojana Knežević
; Hrvatski zavod za zaštitu zdravlja i sigurnost na radu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Katarina Zahariev Vukšinić
; Hrvatski zavod za zaštitu zdravlja i sigurnost na radu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ana Šijaković
; Hrvatski zavod za zaštitu zdravlja i sigurnost na radu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Croatia is in the group of countries with a low incidence of HIV infected persons. Starting in 1986, Croatia has continually conducted programs for the suppression and prevention of HIV/AIDS infection. The chief goal of these programs is to maintain in future a low incidence of HIV infection and AIDS. A segment of the planned activities, conducted by the Croatian Institute for Health Protection and Safety at Work and occupational medicine clinics, is focused on reducing the infection incidence among the migrant workers population and ship crews. Activities include promoting voluntary, anonymous and free counseling, as well as testing of migrant workers, organizing workshops for occupational medicine counselors, and permanent counseling on HIV risk reduction for persons migrating to other countries organized by epidemiology clinics and occupational medicine clinics. Efforts are made to include other partners in the existing HIV prevention network, such as employers, occupational safety experts, workers' representatives and trade unions. Occupational safety experts shall thus be actively involved in disseminating information on HIV/AIDS. It is of paramount importance that information be transmitted to the workers and that the workers are trained to assume of role of peer educators.
Keywords
HIV; migrant workers; counseling; peer education
Hrčak ID:
93809
URI
Publication date:
18.12.2012.
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