Current status of human resources and access to STI, HIV, and AIDS care and services
- VernacularTitle:БЗДХ, ХДХВ, ДОХ-ын үеийн тусламж, үйлчилгээний хүний нөөц ба хүртээмжийн өнөөгийн байдал
- Author:
Purevgerel A
1
;
Batmanduul E
1
;
Bayarbat G
1
;
Munkhnaran S
1
;
Bayarsaikhan J
2
;
Nadmidtseren G
1
;
Enkhtuguldur M
1
;
Munkh-Erdene L
1
;
Khorolsuren L
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Mongolian National University of Health Sciences
2. National Center for Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
STD;
HIV;
AIDS;
Human resources;
Access;
Index
- From:
Mongolian Journal of Health Sciences
2026;94(4):32-36
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Background:As of 2024, approximately 39 million people worldwide are living with HIV, and approximately 1.3 million new infections are registered annually. In terms of human resources, there is an insufficient supply of doctors and specialists specializing in infectious diseases, and in some regions the workload per doctor is 1.5–2 times higher than the national average.
Aim:To assess the current status of the structure and accessibility of human resources for STD, HIV, and AIDS care and services.
Materials and Methods:The study was conducted using a cross-sectional design using quantitative and qualitative research methods. The “SARA-Service Availability and Readiness” standard questionnaire developed by WHO was used to assess the availability, type, location, and accessibility of STD, HIV, and AIDS care and services. The results of the study were processed using Microsoft Excel.
Results:The current status of human resources providing STD, HIV, and AIDS care and services nationwide. A total of 56 STD, HIV, and AIDS doctors, 37 nurses, 10 junior doctors, 3 counselors, 16 senior laboratory doctors, and 33 laboratory technicians are working. The doctor-nurse ratio is 1:0.66. The average number of doctors and nurses working in the field of STDs, HIV, and AIDS is 0.21 per 10,000 population. The average number of doctors, junior doctors, and nurses providing STDs, HIV, and AIDS care and services per 10,000 population is 0.20. Provinces with a number of doctors, junior doctors, and nurses providing STDs, HIV, and AIDS care and services per 10,000 population is less than 0.10, which are provinces that do not have a qualified senior doctor or no doctor at all, that have a doctor but are not qualified but work alongside other doctors, and that do not have junior doctors or nurses. Six out of 21 provinces, or 29 percent, fall into the category of less than 0.10. The national STD, HIV, and AIDS care and services access index is 54.8.
Conclusion:When calculating the index of access to STD, HIV, and AIDS care and services based on indicators such as human resource adequacy and availability of clinics, access to care and services is poor.
- Full text:202610012215507561006_32-36_БЗДХ ХДХВ ДОХ-ын үеийн тусламж үйлчилгээний хүний нөөц ба хүртээмжийн өнөөгийн байдал.pdf
