ArticleHarm reduction journal2008
Preventing HIV transmission among Iranian prisoners: initial support for providing education on the benefits of harm reduction practices.
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- The Effectiveness of Harm Reduction Programs in Seven Prisons of Iran.Iranian journal of public health · 2013Article
- HIV trend among Iranian prisoners in 1990s and 2000s; analysis of aggregated data from HIV sentinel sero-surveys.Harm reduction journal · 2013Article
- Promoting sexual abstinence intention among female university students: A quasi-experimental study.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundHarm reduction is a health-centred approach that seeks to reduce the health and social harms associated with high-risk behaviors, such as illicit drug use. The objective of this study is to determine the association between the beliefs of a group of adult, male prisoners in Iran about the transmission of HIV and their high-risk practices while in prison.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in 2004. The study population was a random selection of 100 men incarcerated at Rajaei-Shahr prison. The data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. Focus group discussions were held at the prison to guide the design of the questionnaire. The relationship between components of the Health Belief Model (HBM) and prisoners' risky HIV-related behaviors was examined.
resultsCalculating Pearson's correlation coefficient, a significant, positive association was found between the benefit component of the HBM and prisoners not engaging in HIV high-risk behaviors.
conclusionEducational harm reduction initiatives that promote the effectiveness of strategies designed to reduce the risk of HIV transmission may decrease prisoners' high-risk behaviors. This finding provides initial support for the Iran prison system's current offering of HIV/AIDS harm reduction programming and suggests the need to offer increased education about the effectiveness of HIV prevention practices.
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