Jamila Haider|Ghosia Lutfullah|Iqra Rehman|Irfan Khattak
Identification of risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa population: A case control study
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University|University of Peshawar|University of Peshawar|Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
present study aims identify risk factors human immunodeficiency virus1hiv1 infection khyber pakhtunkhwa kp population comparing hivantibody positive cases hivantibodynegative controlsthe study designed family care centre fcc hayatabad medical centre hmc peshawar february 2015 december 2016 total 280 individuals selected randomly study cases control data collected structured questionnaire informed oral consent collected data analysed statistically using spss version 20out 280 individuals 56 males 44 females 5321 belonged urban areas literacy rate 486 754 married statistical analysis risk factors revealed following factors significance value p 005 family history hiv 946 spouse status hiv or2222 injection drug users idus migrants or2234 use therapeutic injections 2791 employment or2545 male gender or235 tattooing or7667 history blood transfusion 269the present study revealed spouse status hiv tattooing migrants idus use therapeutic injections history blood transfusion male gender employment significant risk factors hiv infection population kp