title: HIV seroconversion among injection drug users in detention, Tehran, Iran.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baghiyat-Allah University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jahani
authors.forename: Parastoo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kheirandish
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.forename: Hadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shirzad
authors.forename: Seyed A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Seyedalinaghi
authors.forename: Nazli
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karami
authors.forename: Pegah
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valiollahi
authors.forename: Minoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohraz
authors.forename: Willi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McFarland
mesh_terms: 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*