title: Assessing the prevalence of HIV among Afghan immigrants in Iran through rapid HIV testing in the field.
abstract: Throughout the world, many migrant and mobile populations are at elevated risk for HIV. Iran has a large immigrant population from neighboring Afghanistan; however, few data exist on the prevalence of HIV in this community. In 2008, we conducted a study to assess the presence of HIV infection among 477 immigrants in a town to the northeast of Tehran using a rapid test in the field. HIV prevalence was 0.2% (95% CI 0.005-1.2) with one person HIV-positive. We recommend periodic HIV sero-surveillance with detailed behavioral measures for this population in the future.
authors.affiliation: Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jabbari
authors.forename: Amir Houshang
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sharifi
authors.forename: SeyedAhmad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: SeyedAlinaghi
authors.forename: Parastoo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kheirandish
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sedaghat
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sargolzaei
authors.forename: Gholamreza Esmaeeli
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Djavid
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khanbabae
authors.forename: Mehrnaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rasoolinejad
authors.forename: Minoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohraz
authors.forename: Willi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McFarland
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000346:Afghanistan / Q000208:ethnology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult