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Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection among Injection Drug Users Released from Jail.

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Author	Moradi, Ali Reza Emdadi, Abbas Soori, Bahram Mostafavi, Ehsan
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	BackgroundInjecting drug users (IDUs) and prisoners are considered to be highly vulnerable to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Iran. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of HIV infection among IDUs released from jail in Bahar (Hamadan, Iran).MethodsIn a cross-sectional study, 118 IDUs who were prisoners during 2001-07 were evaluated. Their demographic and personal characteristics were assessed by a questionnaire. In order to determine HIV-positive individuals, blood samples were obtained from the participants and tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot technique.FindingsOverall, 20.3% of the subjects had used non-sterile injecting equipment during their imprisonment. The prevalence of HIV infection among the studied population was 4.2%.ConclusionAs the prevalence of HIV among IDUs released from jail is high, it is necessary for prison authorities to take measures against the increase in the prevalence of HIV among this group.
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ISSN	20084633
Journal	Addiction & Health [Addict Health]
Volume Number	4
PubMed Central reference number	PMC3905540
Issue Number	3-4
PubMed reference number	24494150
e-ISSN	20088469
Language	English
Publisher	Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Publisher Date	2012-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly. © 2013 Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Subject Keyword	Injection drug users Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Human immunodeficiency virus Bahar (Iran)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine

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