Preventing HIV transmission among Iranian prisoners: Initial support for providing education on the benefits of harm reduction practices

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Eshrati, Babak ^a   Asl, Rahim Taghizadeh ^b   Dell, Colleen Anne ^c   Afshar, Parviz ^d   Millson, Peggy Margaret E ^e   Kamali, Mohammad ^f   Weekes, John ^g  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d Health Correction and Rehabilitation of Iran Prisons   (Iran)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^g CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRISONER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 48149099881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-5-21     Document Type: Article

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