hepatitis b virus infection is a major public health problem worldwide. islamic republic of iran is a country in which hepatitisb prevalence is intermediate. the aim of this study is to assess prevalence of chronic hepatitis b infection in iran according to demographic characteristics. all cross-sectional studies concerning  revalence of chronic hepatitis b infection in iran were included irres...

we measured the prevalence of hbv surface antigen (hbsag) among male injection drug users (idus) in detention, tehran, iran. a cross-sectional survey included 499 male idus arrested by police during a predetermined police sweep in tehran (february, 2006). a questionnaire was filled out for each individual. blood specimens were collected for hbsag testing. prevalence of hbsag was 5.8% (95% ci 3....

prison inmates are among the high risk population for dangerous infections such hiv, hbv, hcv and other contagious diseases. in spit of many data about the prevalence and risk factors for blood born diseases among prisoners in the world, such data are spares from iran. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for hiv, hbv, hcv and hdv infections among a ...

background: intravenous drug users (ivdus) who share needles/syringes and practice sexual behaviors, are the most important group in the transmission of blood-borne infection diseases such as hepatitis c virus (hcv). therefore identification of prevalent high-risky behaviors among ivdus to detect the most route of transmission among them is essential to develop harm reduction programs among ivd...

conclusions according to our findings, supplementing drug abuse treatment with cognitive behavior therapy, particularly pse, can reduce relapse rate and enhance self efficacy and self esteem among patients. objectives the current study attempted to clarify the effects of problem solving education (pse) on relapse rate, self efficacy and self esteem among drug abusers. patients and methods this ...

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 hepatitis c virus (hcv) is the main cause of infection that has the potential to cause chronic liver disease. injecting drug users (idus) have a key role in hcv transmission in iran. knowledge of the distribution of various genotypes is essential for successful future research and control strategies. objectives the aim of this study was to identify hcv genotypes among chronic infecte...