Introduction The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that infects cells of the immune system, destroying or impairing their function. As the infection progresses, the immune system becomes weaker, and the person becomes more susceptible to infections. The most advanced stage of HIV infection is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The present study aimed to evaluate the eff...

Background: HIV/AIDS control are one of the most important goals of the health systems. The aim of this study was to determine how HIV/AIDS control was initiated among policy makers’ agenda setting in Iran.   Methods: A qualitative research (semi-structured interview) was conducted using Kingdon’s framework (problem, policy and politics streams, and policy windows and policy...

Decision aids (DAs) are interventions designed to help people make specific and deliberative choices among options by providing information about the options and outcomes that is relevant to a person's health status.There is an ongoing discussion about the quality of DAs. The present article provides an overview on systematic approaches using various quality criteria. However, these evaluation ...

this inverstigation is a quasi-experimental study comparing the effects of two methods of health education on student's knowledge and attitudes about aids. the target population consisted of 218 male undergraduates studying in payame noor university in saghez, iran. a random sample of 106 students was selected using sample random sampling method. the students were randomly divided into two...

In this paper, a five–dimensional mathematical model is proposed for the transmission dynamics of HIV/AIDS within a population of varying size. In writing the model, we have divided the population under consideration into five sub classes of susceptible, infective, pre-AIDS, AIDS related complex and that of AIDS patients. The model has two non- negative equilibria namely, a disease free and the...

tuberculosis (tb) is one of the most important aids associated infectious diseases worldwide. it is a leading cause of illness and death among people with hiv/aids in resource-poor areas of the world. the annual incidence of tb among indigenous iranians stands at 14 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. this study aimed to identify mycobacterium infection among iranian hiv positive patients. two sputu...

abstract background: since nursing and midwifery students avoid taking care of the diseased patients and taking care of the patients with aids can be influenced by their level of knowledge, the present study aimed to define the association between students’ knowledge and their tendency to take care of hiv patients. materials and methods: this is a descriptive analytical study conducted on 210 s...

background: acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) is a fatal viral disease which can affect the patient’s immune system and render the patient susceptible to opportunistic infections. in recent years, the number of women with hiv acquired through sexual transmission has increased. therefore, due to the importance of quality of life (qol) among these women and the impact of violence and soc...