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Nata, Georgia

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Nata is an IDP she is HIV positive. She has been infected by route of sexual relations. She was 19 when she got married. She has one child. Her husband was 24 years old. Due to dire economic state her husband has to move to Russia for employment. When her husband was coming back from Russia by train he had an accidental sexual intercourse with a woman. He came back to his family. Later on both Nata and her husband discovered that they have AIDS.

Nata had to treat her tooth, but when doctor knew that she got AIDS he threw her away from clinic. After this case Nata is afraid of stigmatization and she avoids telling anyone that she an her husband got AIDS.

updated: 7/2/2004