Author/Authors :
Seyed Alinaghi, Ahmad Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA) - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Kheirandish, Parastoo Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA) - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Karami, Nazli Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA) - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Salem, Sepehr Urology Research Center - Sina Hospital - School of Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Shirzad, Hadi Research Center-Head Quarter of Police Force Medicine, Tehran , Jahani, Mohammad Reza Department of Medicine - Baghiyat-Allah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Seyed Ahmadian, Mohammad Reza Research Center-Head Quarter of Police Force Medicine, Tehran , Valiollahi, Pegah Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA) - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Hosseini, Mostafa Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Mohraz, Minoo Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA) - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , McFarland, Willi Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - University of California - San Francisco, USA
Abstract :
We measured the prevalence of HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) among male injection drug users
(IDUs) in Detention, Tehran, Iran. A cross-sectional survey included 499 male IDUs arrested by police during
a predetermined police sweep in Tehran (February, 2006). A questionnaire was filled out for each individual.
Blood specimens were collected for HBsAg testing. Prevalence of HBsAg was 5.8% (95% CI 3.6-
7.9). The majority of chronic HBV infections, 69.2%, were among adults age 25 to 34 years. The high prevalence
of HBsAg highlights the need for special efforts to increase vaccination among adult populations at risk
for HBV infection in order to reducing continuing transmission and stave off future high burden of disease.
Keywords :
Prevalence , hepatitis B surface antigen , drug users , vaccination
