PREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION AMONG INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADDICTS IN SHIRAZ - 1998

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MIRAHRNADIZADEH A.R.; KADIVAR M.R.; GHANE SHIRAZI R.; FARAROOEI M.

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Journal: JOURNAL OF GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Year:2002 | Volume:3 | Issue:8 Page(s): 39-42

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PREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION AMONG INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADDICTS IN SHIRAZ - 1998

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MIRAHRNADIZADEH A.R. | KADIVAR M.R. | GHANE SHIRAZI R. | FARAROOEI M. | Issue Writer Certificate

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Abstract

Drug addicts, especially those practicing injection, are regarded as a major high risk group for HIV INFECTION. This study was performed to determine the burden of infection in 1061 drug addicts residing in the rehabilitational camp of Shiraz. In 1998, a survey in 1061 randomly ,selected drug abuse residing in the rehabilitational camp of Shiraz were performed in which demographic and other required data were collected using aquestionnaire and samples .from each subject were tested for anti-HIV by ELlSA-Il and then western blot. Overall, 0.76% of subjects were positive for anti-HIVdetected by ELlSA-Il, 1.2% among intravenous and 0.33% among non-intravenous drug abusers, which, being several hundred times more than the PREVALENCE in the general population. points to the fact that drug addicts must be regarded very high-risk irrespective of their principle method of the drug use.The high PREVALENCE among non-intravenous addicts also may be indicative of the possibility that they have practiced high-risk injection sometimes during the period of addiction or imprisonment. Due to the low number of positive cases, no relation could be established between the age, duration and method of drug abuse, history of imprisonment, job, tattooing, marrital status and HIV INFECTION. Authors recommend widespread education of the community and drug abuser population in order to reduce the PREVALENCE and spread of infection in addicts an the society, active case. finding among drug abusers, particularly before their referral to rehabilitational centers and developing control measures along with educational programs to prevent the residents of these centers from access to drugs and practice of high-risk methods such as needle - sharing.

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MIRAHRNADIZADEH, A.R., KADIVAR, M.R., GHANE SHIRAZI, R., & FARAROOEI, M.. (2002). PREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION AMONG INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADDICTS IN SHIRAZ - 1998. JOURNAL OF GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 3(8), 39-42. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/79021/en

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MIRAHRNADIZADEH A.R., KADIVAR M.R., GHANE SHIRAZI R., FARAROOEI M.. PREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION AMONG INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADDICTS IN SHIRAZ - 1998. JOURNAL OF GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES[Internet]. 2002;3(8):39-42. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/79021/en

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A.R. MIRAHRNADIZADEH, M.R. KADIVAR, R. GHANE SHIRAZI, and M. FARAROOEI, “PREVALENCE OF HIV INFECTION AMONG INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADDICTS IN SHIRAZ - 1998,” JOURNAL OF GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol. 3, no. 8, pp. 39–42, 2002, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/79021/en

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