HIV Continuum of Care Among People Who Inject Drugs in Iran: A Cross-sectional Study.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care
; 34(2): 182-187, 2023.
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| ID: mdl-36728048
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT People living with HIV who inject drugs may have lower access to treatment services. We aimed to assess the HIV continuum of care among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Iran. Data were collected from 2,663 PWID who were recruited via respondent-driven sampling from 11 cities of Iran between June 2019 and March 2020. Participants who tested positive for HIV infection were asked questions to calculate the status of HIV cascade of care. Of 95 PWID living with HIV, 67% were aware of their HIV status, 57% were linked to care service and initiated ART, 49% retained on ART, and only 15% had viral load less than 1,000 copies/ml. About half of the PWID diagnosed with HIV ever started ART and less than one in six were virally suppressed. Strategies to improve linkage to ART programs and ART retention may improve HIV care outcomes among PWID in Iran.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa
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Usuários de Drogas
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article