Journal article
HIV prevalence amongst injecting drug users in Iran: A systematic review of studies conducted during the decade 1998–2007
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Iran is a country with low HIV prevalence in the general population and concentrated prevalence amongst injecting drug users (IDUs). Various studies have been carried out on HIV prevalence amongst IDUs in Iran and diverse results have been reported. This systematic review intended to find and collect all relevant studies, assess the quality of data and provide estimations on the national prevalence over time.
METHODS: …
Authors
Rahimi-Movaghar A; Amin-Esmaeili M; Haghdoost A-A; Sadeghirad B; Mohraz M
Journal
International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 271–278
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.09.002
ISSN
0955-3959