Title of article
Do the rates we report misinform the local programs?
Author/Authors
Darvishi, Mohammad aja university of medical sciences - Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center (IDTMRC), ايران , Noori, Atefeh tehran university of medical sciences tums - Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, تهران, ايران , Assari, Shervin University of Michigan - Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health (CRECH), School of Public Health - Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, USA , Moazen, Babak tehran university of medical sciences tums - Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, تهران, ايران
From page
682
To page
683
Abstract
Prevalence of the major infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and different types of viral hepatitis is higher among prisoners than in the general populations.This issue might be justified by the higher frequency of high-risk behaviors such as shared injection, unprotected sex especially among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in prisons, different types of skin penetration, as well as unsanitary environment of the prisons in many areas of the world.
Keywords
Communication , Correction , Error , Misinformation , Published Erratum , Research Report.
Journal title
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Journal title
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Record number
2643369
Link To Document