objectives: our objective was to design an rct in order to assess the effects of adding a brief skill-based psychoeducation (pe) to routine needle and syringe programs to reduce injection and high risk sexual behaviors associated with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection among referrals of drop-in centers (dics). method/design: this was a randomized control trial with the primary hypoth...

This article reviews field experiences with provision of family planning services in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programs in ten countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Family planning is a standard component of most antenatal care and maternal-child health programs within which PMTCT programs are offered. Yet PMTCT sites often miss opportunities to provide HIV-posi...

conclusions the prevalence of hbv, hiv, and psychiatric disorders in our study group was lower than in previous reports. this may be because we entered participants from private mmt centers. therefore, our results are not generalizable to other populations. nevertheless, hcv prevalence was higher, and our results lead us to recommend that training programs be planned to prevent the outbreak of ...

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 to ...

introduction: burden of hiv and aids is considerably different among regions and countries of the world. the aim of this study was to assess of inequality in the prevalence of hiv, according to human development index among countries of the world.methods: in this study the desired outcome was prevalence of hiv, which estimated in 100 countries in 2012. the annual report of unaids was used for p...

Rollout of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been successfully initiated in many countries, but concerns have been raised about the ability to meet treatment needs in areas where there is a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and where there are severe deficits in human-resource capacity. Many health care workers in resource-p...

evidence-based safer conception programs from high-resource countries. Furthermore, these implementation studies will identify the adaptable program components to ensure cost-effective and sustainable services in low-resource settings. From a reproductive justice perspective, HIV prevention programs should include accessible safer conception services for HIV-affected couples. Financial support ...

BACKGROUND In Western and Southwest Asia, literature is not documented on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) programs in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The present study is the first brief review that describes HIV programs in these three neighboring countries. METHODS Data regarding the evidence of HIV programs were gathered through a systematic literature searching. English publications were ...