HIV seroconversion among injection drug users in detention, Tehran, Iran

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 (annualize...

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Veröffentlicht in:	AIDS (London) 2009-02, Vol.23 (4), p.538-540
Hauptverfasser:	JAHANI, Mohammad R, KHEIRANDISH, Parastoo, HOSSEINI, Mostafa, SHIRZAD, Hadi, SEYED-ALINAGHI, Seyed A, KARAMI, Nazli, NALIOLLAHI, Pegah, MOHRAZ, Minoo, MCFARLAND, Willi
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addictive behaviors Adult and adolescent clinical studies Biological and medical sciences Drug addiction Drug addictions HIV Infections - prevention & control HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology HIV Seropositivity - transmission Human immunodeficiency virus Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Iran - epidemiology Male Medical sciences Prisoners - statistics & numerical data Prisons Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications Toxicology Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0269-9370 1473-5571
DOI:	10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283269e3c