Prevalence of selected sexually and blood-borne infections in Injecting drug abuser inmates of bandar abbas and roodan correction facilities, Iran, 2002
Braz. j. infect. dis
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13(5): 356-358, Oct. 2009. tab
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ABSTRACT
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other blood borne viral infections like hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are major health issues especially in young and growing population of developing countries. All around the globe correctional facilities are known as potential source of spreading such disease. During summer 2002, HIV, HCV antibodies, hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigen and rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test were checked in venous blood samples of 252 injecting drug abuser prisoners from correctional facilities in southern Iran. Overall HIV, HCV and HBV infection rate was 15.1 percent (38/249), 64.8 percent (163/249), and 4.7 percent (12/249), respectively. HCV infection rate of HIV positive cases was 94 percent (35/38). All RPR results were negative. Duration of previous drug abuse and imprisonment were correlated with HIV and HCV infection (p value = 0.0003 and 0.015 & p value =0.02 and 0.02). Considering the higher prevalence of HIV and HCV infection in correctional facilities compared to general population of Iran, warrants immediate multidisciplinary approaches targeted at controlling further spread of these infections primarily among prisoners and secondarily preventing them to act as carrier to general population.
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Asunto principal:
Prisioneros
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Infecciones por VIH
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Abuso de Sustancias por Vía Intravenosa
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Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis B
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Asunto de la revista:
Enfermedades Transmisibles
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Irán
Institución/País de afiliación:
Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences/IR
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences/IR
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