Hepatitis C virus (HCV), one of the most significant causes of liver inflammation, has a high
annual mortality rate. The unfavorable hygiene conditions and inadequate health monitoring …

Drug use by prisoners is one of the world's most important problems. We sought to
determine the pattern of drug use behavior and related factors among prisoners of Iran in …

Background & Objective: Women's role as a consumer or as a person who is facing with
risks is so important in studies of substance abuse. However, major studies on this field …

Objective With the increasing number of incarcerated women worldwide, the rate of women
who experience pregnancy in prison, has also increased in this population. Exploring the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine patterns of sexual behaviors and related
factors among prisoners in Iran, 2015. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional …

Objectives. Because of the physiological nature of the female reproductive system, women
are susceptible to infectious diseases, especially STD and AIDS. Addiction and high-risk …

Background: High-risk behaviors are of the most important health and psychological and
social challenges that most countries in the world are involved with in some way. The …

Background: Vulnerable women are prone to sexually transmitted diseases (STD) due to
their special conditions and poor knowledge about these diseases in the society. Therefore …

Background: Prisoners are at higher risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than the
general population. This study reported the prevalence and correlated factors of STI-related …

Background: In addition to the direct effect on health, high-risk behaviors expose people to a
variety of disorders and affect their activities. Despite the importance of investigating the …