results two hundred eighty nine hiv infected patients were interviewed by the trainers, out of which 90.3% and 9.7% were male and female, respectively. most participants (47.8%) were in 30 - 39 years old age group. sixty two point two percent of participants experienced external stigma and 98.62% subjects reported internal stigma. significant associations between the cities and some items inclu...

hepatitis a is acute and usually self - limiting disease, but sometimes it can be dangerous such as in immunosuppressed patients. purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis a serology in hiv/aids patients. 247 hiv positive patients from march 2005 to september 2006 were entered in this study. participants completed questionnaires to elicit demographic, drug and sex risk...

hiv/aids epidemic is concentrated among injecting drug users in iran. like many other countries with hiv/aids concentrated epidemic, prisons are high risk areas for spreading hiv/aids. the aim of this paper was to study the trend of hiv/aids prevalence and related interventions administered in prisons of iran during a 13 years period.this cross sectional study was conducted using the data colle...

Background and Purpose: Candida species are the common opportunistic pathogens during the course of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) is generally known as the initial sign of HIV infection. The aim of this study was to compare demographic characteristics and frequency of Candida species between HIV/AIDS patients and non-HIV subjects in Kerman, southe...

Background & Aims: Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in human. Parasites are one of the most important causes of infectious diseases in patients with AIDS. The prevalence of these parasites varies based on the condition of host’s immune system and the stage of disease (HIV/AIDS). To compare the prevalence of opportunistic intestinal parasites a c...

Background: The global burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is noticeable and important. However, most STIs are curable and all of them are preventable. In this article, we reviewed and evaluated STI prevalence, current services, existing programs, and the challenges of control and management them in Iran. Materials and Methods: The author searched literature published from 2005 ...

background : the prevalence of anemia in hiv infected patients has not been well characterized in iran. this study aimed to describe the prevalence of anemia and related factors in hiv positive patients. methods : in a cross-sectional study, anemia prevalence and risk factors of 212 hiv positive patients were assessed, at the behavioral disease consulting center in isfahan. the relationship bet...

background : drug injection is one of the most significant risk factors for viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection. the present study was performed to evaluate the frequency of hepatitis b (hbv) and hiv infection in idus and to identify the risk factors of these infections in this group in a central city of iran, shahre-kord. methods : this study was conducted in 2004 ...

background tuberculosis (tb) is the second-most common cause of death from infectious disease (after those due to hiv/aids). roughly one-third of the world's population has been infected with m. tuberculosis, with new infections occurring in about 1% of the population each year. people with active tb can infect 10-15 other people through close contact over the course of a year. materials a...