Prevalence of Tuberculosis among People Who Use Drugs in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Hosein Rafiemanesh Behrang Shadloo Masoumeh Aminesmaeili Yekta Rahimi Jaleh Gholami Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar

Published in: Addiction & health (2023)

The present review suggests an approximately 40 times higher prevalence of TB among PWID compared to the general population. However, most of the included studies were conducted on a subpopulation of drug users, and caution should be exercised when generalizing the findings.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
risk factors
adverse drug
emergency department