High Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis B Infection among Injection Drug Users in Iran: The Need to Increase Vaccination of Adults at Risk

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 indi...

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Main Authors: Mostafa Hosseini, Minoo Mohraz, Willi McFarland, Mohammad Reza Jahani, Mohammad Reza SeyedAhmadian, Pegah Valiollahi, Nazli Karami, Sepehr Salem, Hadi Shirzad, Seyed Ahmad SeyedAlinaghi, Parastoo Kheirandish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/15166.pdf&manuscript_id=15166