Epidemiologic Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in the Patients Referred to Health Centers in Hamadan Province, Iran

Ghannad, Masoud Sabouri; Arab, Seyedeh Maryam; Mirzaei, Mohammad; Moinipur, Alireza

doi:10.1089/aid.2008.0143

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“…A report performed on different patient groups in St. Petersburg, Russia, confirmed the presence of TB in 77% of HIV-infected cases, in all groups belonging to the Beijing family (16). The discrepancy of our results with some of the previous literature may be because a portion of HIV infected cases, due to cultural and social beliefs may not have referred to related medical centers for treatment (17). …”

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Survival Rates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis Co-Infected Patients

Roshanaei

Ghannad

Saatchi

et al. 2014

Jundishapur J Microbiol

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Background:At present, limited clinical data is available regarding survival rates of patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/tuberculosis (TB) in developing countries.Objectives:The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of HIV infection on the survival chances of active TB adults who disclosed their symptoms of TB in this part of Iran.Patients and Methods:The records and data of 807 patients only infected with TB and 21 co-infected patients with HIV/TB, who were admitted to primary health care units in Iran, were evaluated. Their survival time was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier Estimator, Log-rank test and SPSS version 16.Results:Cox regression analysis showed that co-infection with HIV significantly affects the survival rate of TB patients so that the rate of death was 20.7 (8.1-53) times more than TB infected patients alone. Also, married patients with tuberculosis were 2.7 times more at risk of death than single subjects. We also confirmed that in HIV/TB positive patients, married individuals were more prone to death than single subjects (P value < 0.001).Conclusions:Our results denote the need to progress diagnostic and preventive measures in this part of Iran.

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Survival Rates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis Co-Infected Patients

Roshanaei

Ghannad

Saatchi

et al. 2014

Jundishapur J Microbiol

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“…The majority of patients in our study had history of imprisonment and/or intravenous substance abuse, with the latter being the route of transmission in the majority of participants as expected by the epidemiology of HIV in Iran [11, 12]. Intravenous drug users (IDUs) have multiple issues that have a bearing on the quality of life apart from HIV/AIDS that need to be considered in interpreting our results.…”

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Quality of Life among Persons with HIV/AIDS in Iran: Internal Reliability and Validity of an International Instrument and Associated Factors

Razavi

Hajifathalian

Saeidi

et al. 2012

AIDS Research and Treatment

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The purpose of this cross-sectional study on 191 HIV/AIDS patient was to prepare the first Persian translation of complete WHOQOL-HIV instrument, evaluate its reliability and validity, and apply it to determine quality of life and its associated factors in Tehran, Iran. Student's t-test was used to compare quality of life between groups. Mean Cronbach's α of facets in all six domains of instrument were more than 0.6 indicating good reliability. Item/total corrected correlations coefficients had a lower limit of more than 0.5 in all facets except for association between energy and fatigue facet and physical domain. Compared to younger participants, patients older than 35 years had significantly lower scores in overall quality of life (P = 0.003), social relationships (P = 0.021), and spirituality/religion/personal beliefs (P = 0.024). Unemployed patients had significantly lower scores in overall quality of life (P = 0.01), level of independence (P = 0.004), and environment (P = 0.001) compared to employed participants. This study demonstrated that the standard, complete WHOQOL-HIV 120 instrument translated into Farsi and evaluated among Iranian participants provides a reliable and valid basis for future research on quality of life for HIV and other patients in Iran.

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“…Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is one of the most influential and contagious diseases that continues to be a threat to the world's population today (1). With regard to the centers for disease control report, more than 1 178 350 people aged 13 or older have been reported living with AIDS in the United States (2).…”

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Social Acceptance for Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Kerman and Rafsanjan, Iran

Bidaki

Rajabi

Rezaeian

et al. 2016

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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Background: Social acceptance in patients with HIV/AIDS is defined as the supports and aids offered by the community around them, which often leads to a better prognosis. If social acceptance is found significantly lower in HIV/AIDS-positive patients, proper planning can be designed to increase the knowledge, awareness and cultural level of society to promote patient acceptance. Objectives: This research was designed to determine social acceptance in patients infected with HIV/AIDS, referred to the health center of Rafsanjan and the behavioral consultation center in Kerman, Iran, in 2013. Patients and Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 130 HIV/AIDS-infected patients were enrolled. They filled in the Marlowe-Crowne social acceptance questionnaire and their answers were evaluated according to the questionnaire key. The scores were calculated with statistical t-test and analyzed by SPSS software version 16. Results: Ninety (74.6%) patients were male and 33 (25.4%) were female. They were in the age range of 20-60 years old. Fifty four (41.5%) patients had moderate social acceptance and 76 (58.5%) had high social acceptance scores. Conclusions: Among the variables including age, gender, education, occupation, residential area, marital status, family history of HIV/AIDS, family history of psychiatric disorders, and CD4 lymphocytes count, the relationship between gender, familial history of psychiatric disorders and CD4 lymphocytes count on one hand and the social acceptance on the other hand were significant (P value < 0.05). It means that males with a family history of psychological disorders and patients with high CD4 lymphocytes count level had less social acceptance than others.

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Epidemiologic Study of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection in the Patients Referred to Health Centers in Hamadan Province, Iran

Cited by 14 publications

References 12 publications

Survival Rates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis Co-Infected Patients

Survival Rates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis Co-Infected Patients

Quality of Life among Persons with HIV/AIDS in Iran: Internal Reliability and Validity of an International Instrument and Associated Factors

Social Acceptance for Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Kerman and Rafsanjan, Iran

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