HIV seroconversion among injection drug users in detention, Tehran, Iran.
Jails may foster the spread of HIV, particularly among drug users. In 2006, male injection drug users (n = 499) detained in Tehran consented to HIV testing at intake and discharge. HIV prevalence at intake was 24.4%. Nine of those who were HIV negative at intake were positive at discharge (annualized incidence rate 16.8%), including one p24 antigen positive. Jails may be contributing to the rapid spread of HIV in Iran and should be major points for prevention interventions.
Jahani
Mohammad R
MR
Department of Medicine, Baghiyat-Allah University, Tehran, Iran.
Kheirandish
Parastoo
P
Hosseini
Mostafa
M
Shirzad
Hadi
H
Seyedalinaghi
Seyed A
SA
Karami
Nazli
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Valiollahi
Pegah
P
Mohraz
Minoo
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McFarland
Willi
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D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011330:Prisons; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*