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Ghalichi L, Naserbakht M, Eftekhar Ardebili M, Janani L, Pournik O, Tavakoli F, et al . HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2021; 35 (1) :919-926
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Leila Ghalichi 
, Morteza Naserbakht , Mehrdad Eftekhar Ardebili , Leila Janani , Omid Pournik , Fatemeh Tavakoli , Ali Akbar Haghdoost , Hamid Sharifi
, Morteza Naserbakht , Mehrdad Eftekhar Ardebili , Leila Janani , Omid Pournik , Fatemeh Tavakoli , Ali Akbar Haghdoost , Hamid Sharifi
Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran , eftekharardebili.m@iums.ac.ir
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Background: The need for informed policymaking highlights the importance of data on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence on key populations. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to provide an overview of HIV prevalence in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Iran.
Methods: We searched literature published between January 2008 and December 2019 to identify studies reporting the prevalence of HIV infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in a population of adult Iranian men with history of sexual contact with other men. We employed Metaprop command in Stata to pool proportions from different studies.
Results: Among the 16 studies retrieved, 2 were performed on MSM population directly, 7 among people who inject drugs, 4 among prisoners, 2 among the homeless, and 1 among methamphetamine users. HIV prevalence was 7% (95% CI, 5%-10%) based on the meta-analysis, although noticeable heterogeneity existed because of target population, study year, and study location, which imposed limitations to provide a robust summary measure for the prevalence of HIV.
Conclusion: There is a potential risk of observing a high prevalence of HIV in MSM that could hamper the results of various preventive strategies and their achievements in other subpopulations.
Methods: We searched literature published between January 2008 and December 2019 to identify studies reporting the prevalence of HIV infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in a population of adult Iranian men with history of sexual contact with other men. We employed Metaprop command in Stata to pool proportions from different studies.
Results: Among the 16 studies retrieved, 2 were performed on MSM population directly, 7 among people who inject drugs, 4 among prisoners, 2 among the homeless, and 1 among methamphetamine users. HIV prevalence was 7% (95% CI, 5%-10%) based on the meta-analysis, although noticeable heterogeneity existed because of target population, study year, and study location, which imposed limitations to provide a robust summary measure for the prevalence of HIV.
Conclusion: There is a potential risk of observing a high prevalence of HIV in MSM that could hamper the results of various preventive strategies and their achievements in other subpopulations.
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Key Population
Type of Study: Review Article |
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Epidemiology
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