Prevalence of HIV and Hepatitis B, C, D Infections and Their Associated Risk Factors among Prisoners in Southern Khorasan Province, Iran.

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Author	ZIAEE, Masood SHARIFZADEH, Gholamreza NAMAEE, Mohammad Hasan FEREIDOUNI, Mohammad
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	AbstractBackgroundPrison inmates are among the high risk population for dangerous infections such HIV, HBV, HCV and other contagious diseases. In spit of many data about the prevalence and risk factors for blood born diseases among prisoners in the world, such data are spares from Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for HIV, HBV, HCV and HDV infections among a large sample of prison inmates in Iran.MethodsIn a cross-sectional study in 2009-2010, 881 inmates in three prisons of Southern Khorasan Province in Iran were selected based on a systematic, stratified random sampling method. Sera were analyzed for HBV, HDV, HCV and HIV infections by appropriate commercial ELISA kits. An anonymous questionnaire was used to collect the demographic data and information about risk factors.ResultsOverall, 881 prisoners (mean age: 34.7±11.4 years, range: 11-84 years, M/F ratio:4.5/1) were participated in this study. The prevalence of HBV and HCV infection was 6.9% and 7.7%, respectively. Among the HBsAg positive subjects, 6.6% (4/61) and 9.8% (6/61) had HDV and HCV super-infection, respectively. Only one case (0.1%) had HIV infection that was co-infection with HCV. Drug abuse and history of traditional phlebotomy were associated risk factors for HBV infection (P<0.05) and history of drug injection was associated with HCV infection (P<0.05).ConclusionsThis study show fairly higher prevalence of blood borne infections among prisoners and indicate drug abuse and phlebotomy as the associated risk factor. Implementation of appropriate screening tests and preventive programs is suggested in prisons.
ISSN	22516085
Volume Number	43
PubMed Central reference number	PMC4450691
Issue Number	2
PubMed reference number	26060747
Journal	Iranian Journal of Public Health [Iran. J. Public Health]
e-ISSN	22516093
Language	English
Publisher	Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Publisher Date	2014-02-01
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. Copyright © Iranian Public Health Association & Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Subject Keyword	Hepatitis B Hepatitis C HIV Injecting drug users Prison
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health