title: Rafsanjan AIDS clinic 1996-2005: problems faced and solutions found.
abstract: In response to the growing number of the HIV-positive patients in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Education established several special clinics in all Iranian provinces to provide treatment and care to HIV-positive patients. The Rafsanjan AIDS Clinic is one such clinic that was set up in 1996. Running such a clinic is not without difficulties, given the nature of the infection and the stigmas associated with it. In this brief report we discuss some of the problems faced at our clinic and the solutions found to overcome them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Rafsanjan Medical School, Rafsanjan, Islamic Republic of Iran. n_sheikholeslam@yahoo.com
authors.forename: N Z
authors.initials: NZ
authors.lastname: Shekholeslami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezaeian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016730:Program Development; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013240:Stereotyping