Abstract Introduction Community health workers (CHWs) have been proposed as a means
for bridging gaps in healthcare delivery in rural communities. Recent CHW programmes …

Background It is perceived that little is known about the epidemiology of HIV infection among
people who inject drugs (PWID) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The primary …

There is a serious drug abuse problem among Iranian high school students. It could be due
to role modeling by parents–mainly fathers–and also cultural tolerance of some substances …

Using estimation-projection package (EPP) and spectrum, the model was developed based
on different data sources. Four scenarios were introduced, including minimum and …

Background: After the establishment of Primary Health Care (PHC) program in Iran, health
indicators have improved every year. This progress was so rapid that a number of …

Objective: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continues to be perceived as a
region with very limited HIV epidemiological data, raising many controversies about the …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Iran is a country with low HIV prevalence in the general
population and concentrated prevalence amongst injecting drug users (IDUs). Various …

Background: Main technique to control acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV) infection
is the effective preventive programs among high-risk groups. Modeling is one of the effective …

Background Research conducted in urban areas has highlighted the impact of housing
instability on people who inject drugs (PWID), revealing that it exacerbates vulnerability to …

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 …