The social status of patients of tuberculosis dispensary and its impact on attitude to treatment

The article explains the impact of social status of TBC patients on their attitude to treatment. It is established that after the disease was diagnosed in patients of TBC medical institutions the level of their income decreased. As a result of this more than 50% of patients wished receive the material aid in the form of monetary funds. The social aftermaths of TBC are established in almost all TBC patients - deterioration of attitude of entourage and relatives, changes in work conditions and marital status, failure in life plans. According the sociological survey 82% of TBC patients trust their physician, though 85% wish to interrupt the hospital treatment.