Size estimation of groups at high risk of HIV/AIDS using network scale up in Kerman, Iran

Objective: To estimate the size of groups at high risk of HIV, Network Scale UP (NSU), an indirect method, was used. Methods: 500 Kermanian male aged 18 to 45 were recruited. 8 groups at high risk of HIV were defined: Users of opium, unknown drug, ecstasy, and alcohol; intra-venous drug users (IDUs;...

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Main Authors: Mostafa Shokoohi, Mohammad Reza Baneshi, Ali Akbar Haghdoost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2012;volume=3;issue=7;spage=471;epage=476;aulast=Shokoohi