title: HIV seroprevalence among high-risk groups in Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad Province, Southwest of Iran, a behavioral surveillance survey.
abstract: We conducted a survey to assess the seroprevalence and risk behaviors for HIV infection in 2,009 individuals in Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad province, in Southwest of Iran. Blood samples were drawn from each participant and tested for anti-HIV1/2 antibodies. HIV antibodies were detected in 36 (1.8%) blood samples among a total of 2,009 participants. The rate of infection in inmates was 2.7% while this rate was 9.9% in injection drug users. Correlation between HIV infection and sex, age, marital status, history of imprisonment, injection drug use, and place of residence were significant. Improving of the surveillance in this community through supervision and monitoring of infected people is needed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: Orang
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ilami
authors.forename: Bahador
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sarkari
authors.forename: Abdolmajid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khosravani
authors.forename: Mehdi Akbartabar
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tori
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hosseini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012309:Risk-Taking; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies