Identifying risk factors for late HIV diagnosis and survival analysis of people living with HIV/AIDS in Iran (1987-2016).

Younes Mohammadi Mohammad Mirzaei Nasrin Shirmohammadi-Khorram Maryam Farhadian

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)

The prevalence of late diagnosis is high among Iranian HIV/AIDS. The risk factors of late diagnoses include being males and aged 50 years and over, transmission through blood transfusion, and co-infection with tuberculosis. Therefore, implementation of screening programs for early diagnosis of HIV these high risk groups is recommended to Iranian health providers and policymakers.

Keyphrases

hiv aids
antiretroviral therapy
risk factors
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv positive
public health
healthcare
primary care
mycobacterium tuberculosis
hiv testing
risk assessment
social media
men who have sex with men