title: Demographic, Clinical and Laboratory Profiles of HIV Infected Patients Admitted into Imam Khomeini Hospital of Tehran, Iran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to report the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory profiles of HIV-infected patients who admitted to HIV/AIDS laboratory of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran, Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  HIV positive patients referred to the HIV/AIDS reference laboratory between December 2012 to March 2013 were included in the study. Their demographic characteristics, behavioral and personal history were assessed. Ninety nine patients' files from the medical records at the Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center (VCT) were selected and evaluated. Data was analyzed using SPSS for Windows Version 16. We used Pearson's chi-squared, one-way ANOVA and post hoc tests to examine differences in proportions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 99 participants in the present study, 68.7% were males, the mean age of the patients was 36±1.2 years and about 60% were married and almost half of them were self-employed. The most common transmission route was injection drug use. There was a statistically significant difference in CD4 count among different age groups (P = 0.028). Also, there was significant association between CD4 count and narcotic types (F=3.71, P = 0.012). Patients who used opium, had significantly higher CD4 than who used two or more narcotics (P = 0.005).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings are helpful in understanding the demographic, clinical and laboratory profile of people living with HIV/AIDS. Consideration of useful interventions for high- risk groups and paying more attention to socio demographic background are needed for health care providers.
authors.forename: Mona Mohammadi
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Firouzeh
authors.forename: Majedeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moradbeigi
authors.forename: Seyed Ahmad
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: SeyedAlinaghi
authors.forename: Sepideh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khodaei
authors.forename: Parisa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sadrpour
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bayanolhagh
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahsani-Nasab
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sadeghi
authors.affiliation: Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Minoomohraz@ams.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Minoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohraz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003710:Demography; D055030:Drug Users / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult