Prevalence and risk factors of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and C among female prisoners in Isfahan, Iran

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 92-97

  Nokhodian, Zary ^a   Yazdani, Mohammad Reza ^a   Yaran, Majid ^a   Shoaei, Parisa ^a   Mirian, Mina ^b   Ataei, Behrooz ^a   Babak, Anahita ^a   Ataie, Mehdi ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Isfahan Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B Virus; Hepatitis C; HIV; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRAN; PREVALENCE; PRISONER; REAGIN TEST; RISK FACTOR; SYPHILIS;

EID: 84864215882     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.6144     Document Type: Article

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