Babak Eshrati|Rahim Taghizadeh Asl|Colleen Anne Dell|Parviz Afshar|Peggy Millson|Mohammad Kamali|John R. Weekes
Preventing HIV transmission among Iranian prisoners: Initial support for providing education on the benefits of harm reduction practices
Arak University|University of Saskatchewan|Iran Meteorological Organization|University of Toronto|Iran University of Medical Sciences|Carleton University
abstract background harm reduction healthcentred approach seeks reduce health social harms associated highrisk behaviors illicit drug use objective study determine association beliefs group adult male prisoners iran transmission hiv highrisk practices prison methods crosssectional study conducted 2004 study population random selection 100 men incarcerated rajaeishahr prison data collected selfadministered questionnaire focus group discussions held prison guide design questionnaire relationship components health belief model hbm prisoners risky hivrelated behaviors examined results calculating pearsons correlation coefficient significant positive association found benefit component hbm prisoners engaging hiv highrisk behaviors conclusion educational harm reduction initiatives promote effectiveness strategies designed reduce risk hiv transmission may decrease prisoners highrisk behaviors finding provides initial support iran prison systems current offering hivaids harm reduction programming suggests need offer increased education effectiveness hiv prevention practices