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Continuum of hepatitis C care cascade in prison and following release in the direct-acting antivirals era by Hariri, Sanam, Sharafi, Heidar, Sheikh, Mahdi, Merat, Shahin, Hashemi, Farnaz, Azimian, Fatemeh, Tamadoni, Babak, Ramazani, Rashid, Gouya, Mohammad Mehdi, Abbasi, Behzad, Tashakorian, Mehrzad, Alasvand, Ramin, Alavian, Seyed Moayed, Poustchi, Hossein, Malekzadeh, Reza

“…People with criminal justice involvement contribute remarkably to the rising hepatitis C virus (HCV) burden; however, the continuum of care is a major barrier…”
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Revision and Implementation of "Clinical Guideline for Tuberculosis and HIV in Prisons", Great Tehran Prison, Iran by Farhoudi, Behnam, SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad, Tabarsi, Payam, Mohraz, Minoo, Golrokhy, Raheleh, Farnia, Marzieh, Shahbazi, Mohammad, Alasvand, Ramin, Ebrahimi, Bahman, Esfehani, Jafar, Tashakoriyan, Mehrzad

“…To evaluate the feasibility of the revised "Clinical Guideline for HIV and TB" in the Great Tehran Prison during October 2013 to June 2014. The guideline…”
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Comparison of tuberculosis indicators after implementation of the clinical protocol for tuberculosis and HIV management in Iranian prisons: a quasi-experimental study by SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad, Farhoudi, Behnam, Ataeinia, Bahar, Dadras, Omid, Hosseini, Mostafa, Jafari, Sirous, Mazaheri-Tehrani, Elham, Alasvand, Ramin, Shahbazi, Mohammad, Mohraz, Minoo

“…PurposeThe aim of this study was to compare the defined indicators of tuberculosis (TB) control program in the intervention and control prisons, after…”
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Patterns of Drug Use and Related Factors Among Prisoners in Iran: Results from the National Survey in 2015 by Moradi, Ghobad, Darvishi, Sonia, Asaadi, Leila, Azimian Zavareh, Fatemeh, Gouya, Mohammad-Mehdi, Tashakorian, Mehrzad, Alasvand, Ramin, Mohamadi Bolbanabad, Amjad

“…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…”
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Treatment and outcomes of pediatric patients with cancer and COVID-19 at MAHAK pediatric cancer treatment and research center, Tehran, Iran by Mehrvar, Azim, Qaddoumi, Ibrahim, Tashvighi, Maryam, Naderi, Ali, Mousakhani, Hadi, Alasvand, Ramin, Shekarchi, Babak, Afsar, Negar, Nourian, Mahyar, Mehrvar, Narjes

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly devastating for Iran. Children with cancer are generally immunosuppressed and especially vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2…”
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Performance of a rapid diagnostic test for screening of hepatitis C in a real-life prison setting by Sharafi, Heidar, Poustchi, Hossein, Azimian, Fatemeh, Tamadoni, Babak, Ramezani, Rashid, Gouya, Mohamad Mehdi, Sheikh, Mahdi, Hashemi, Farnaz, Tashakorian, Mehrzad, Alasvand, Ramin, Alavian, Seyed Moayed, Merat, Shahin

“…•Although HCV rapid test failed to detect a portion of patients with anti-HCV, it screened correctly all with HCV RNA.•The main cause for HCV rapid test…”
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HIV prevalence and related risk behaviours among prisoners in Iran: results of the national biobehavioural survey, 2009 by Navadeh, Soodabeh, Mirzazadeh, Ali, Gouya, Mohammad Mehdi, Farnia, Marziyeh, Alasvand, Ramin, Haghdoost, Ali-Akbar

“…To estimate the prevalence of HIV and related risk behaviours among prisoners in Iran in 2009. Using multistage random sampling, we recruited 5,530 prisoners…”
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Prevalence and risk factors for HBV and HCV in prisoners in Iran: a national bio‐behavioural surveillance survey in 2015 by Moradi, Ghobad, Gouya, Mohammad‐Mehdi, Azimizan Zavareh, Fatemeh, Mohamadi Bolbanabad, Amjad, Darvishi, Sonia, Aghasadeghi, Mohammad Reza, Nabavi, Mahmood, Alasvand, Ramin, Tashakorian, Mehrzad, Nouri, Bijan, Rahmani, Khaled, Molaei, Leila

“…Summary Objectives To provide more accurate estimates of the prevalence of Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) and their contributing factors among…”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of HIV Infection among Male Prisoners in Tehran, Iran by SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad, Farhoudi, Behnam, Mohraz, Minoo, Golsoorat Pahlaviani, Fatemeh, Hosseini, Mostafa, Farnia, Marzieh, Shahbazi, Mohammad, Alasvand, Ramin, Tashakoriyan, Mehrzad

“…This is a cross-sectional survey conducted on 6900 male prisoners in Great Tehran Prison from October 2013 to May 2014. In order to find HIV positive prisoners…”
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Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Infection among Male Prisoners in Tehran, Iran by Seyed Ahmad SeyedAlinaghi, Farhoudi, Behnam, Mohraz, Minoo, Pahlaviani, Fatemeh Golsoorat, Hosseini, Mostafa, Farnia, Marzieh, Shahbazi, Mohammad, Alasvand, Ramin, Tashakoriyan, Mehrzad

“…BACKGROUND: This is a cross-sectional survey conducted on 6900 male prisoners in Great Tehran Prison from October 2013 to May 2014. METHODS: In order to find…”
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Drug Use among Iranian Drivers Involved in Fatal Car Accidents by Assari, Shervin, Moghani Lankarani, Maryam, Dejman, Masoumeh, Farnia, Marzieh, Alasvand, Ramin, Sehat, Mahmood, Roshanpazooh, Mohsen, Tavakoli, Mahmood, Jafari, Firoozeh, Ahmadi, Khodabakhsh

“…Although the problem of substance use among drivers is not limited to certain parts of the world, most epidemiological reports on this topic have been…”
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Advocacy and piloting the first needle and syringe exchange program in Iranian prisons by Shahbazi, Mohammad, Farnia, Marziyeh, Keramati, Mohammadreza, Alasvand, Ramin

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Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in Male Prisoners in Iranian Prisons by Ramin Alasvand, Fatemeh Azimian, Seyed-Mostafa Hosseini-Zijoud, Farideh Asadi Dashbolagh, Mohammad Parsa-Mahjoob, Mahmoud Nabavi

“…Introduction: Prison, as the most important place for the transmission of infectious diseases, has particular importance, and prison populations are at high…”
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