in western asia, afghan refugees constitute one of the main vulnerable populations with drug and hiv treatment needs. however, there is not considerable provision of drug and hiv services for this group. the study aimed to describe the provision of drug treatment and harm reduction services for afghan refugees in iran, the most populous persian gulf country. with the collaboration of the united...

conclusions: it can be concluded that cognitive-behavioral and spiritual training was effective for the improvement of mental health of hiv positive drug addicts. results: the result of the present research showed that cognitive-behavioral trainings with an emphasis on spirituality were effective for improving quality of life, regarding general aspects of mental and physical health, sub-scales ...

conclusions the obtained results showed that hcv infection was an alarming problem among opiate users in the eastern part of turkey. it is suggested to rapidly diagnose the infected persons; thus preventive measures and appropriate control may limit further transmission of these infections. background hepatitis b, hepatitis c and hiv infections constitute serious healthcare problems worldwide. ...

background: the horror of hiv/aids as a non-curable, grueling disease is a destructive issue for every country. drug use, shared needles and unsafe sex are closely linked to the transmission of hiv/aids. modification or changing unhealthy behavior through educational programs can lead to hiv prevention. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of theory-based education intervention ...

conclusion skin test anergy is uncommon among drug users and the ppd skin test may be reliably used for the identification of latent tb infection in the population. results a total of 221 patients (216 male, mean age 43.5 ± 14.3 years) were studied. tuberculin skin test results showed that 87 subjects (39.4%) tested positive for tb reactivity. reactivity to tetanus and candida antigens were obs...

conclusions based on existing data, hiv infection surveillance, performance of standard precaution, and post exposure prophylaxis with anti-retroviral drugs outlined in this review article represent reasonable interim approaches to this complex problem. context human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) concentrated in injecting drug users (idus) ...

Comparative study on toxoplasma serology among HIV positive and HIV negative illicit drug users in Ahvaz, Iran

background: human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) makes infected cases prone to opportunistic infections like tuberculosis (tb) due to impaired immunity of the body, especially multi drug resistant (mdr) ones which are a major concern. with hiv outbreak starting late in the 20th century, the international health community is observing a huge rise in the incidence of this complex disease. herein, w...