ArticleIndian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS
Number of HIV-infected cases in Iran: True or just an iceberg.
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- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Oropharyngeal, Esophageal, and Oral Candidiasis in HIV-Positive Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases · 2026Review
- The relationship between health literacy and COVID-19 prevention behaviors among people living with HIV.AIDS research and therapy · 2025Article
- Dietary pattern association with CD4 cells count in patients living with human immunodeficiency virus: A cross-sectional study.Journal of public health research · 2023Article
- Economic Burden of HIV/AIDS in Iran: A Modelling Approach.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Article
- Estimating the Lifetime and Age-Conditional Risk of an HIV Diagnosis in Iran, 2011-2015.Iranian journal of public health · 2021Article
- Oral colonization by Candida species and associated factors in HIV-infected patients in Ahvaz, southwest Iran.Epidemiology and health · 2020Article
- Isolation, identification, and phylogenetic analysis of potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae isolated from nasal and oral mucosa of HIV/AIDS patients in Iran.Parasitology research · 2019Article
- Comprehensive analysis of the HIV/AIDS policy-making process in Iran.Health research policy and systems · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe number of HIV cases in Iran is increasing. Knowledge of the changing epidemiology of HIV is fundamental for service planning and prevention activities. This study aims to estimate the number of HIV-infected cases by the capture and recapture method for size estimation. MATERIALS AND
methodsFrom 2002 to 2009, we used three different centers - hospitals, the Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) center, and a central prison in Fars Province for data retrieval. The overlaps between these centers were investigated to determine the true estimate of HIV cases. Finally, interactions were analyzed by a linear logarithm model with STATA version 9 software.
resultsWe observed 5167 HIV cases. The number of males was ten times more than that of females. The most frequent age range was between 15 and 44 years. The majority of cases (
conclusionCovering the system of medicine deputy for registering the number of infected cases with HIV is poor in Iran. Improvements in making arrangements for enhancing the quality of data related to HIV-infected cases are essential for solving this problem and must be on the agenda for medical policymaking.
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