Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, drug use, and sexual behaviors among street children in Iran: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, drug use, and sexual behaviors among street children in Iran: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Abstract Background and Aims Street children face a disproportionately higher risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) due to high‐risk sexual and drug use practices. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of these infections and related risk beha...

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Main Authors: Naser Nasiri, Polychronis Kostoulas, Payam Roshanfekr, Ali Asghar Kheirkhah Vakilabad, Mehrdad Khezri, Hossein Mirzaei, Ali Sharifi, Hamid Sharifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-11-01
Series:Health Science Reports
Subjects:
Hepatitis
HIV
Iran
meta‐analysis
risk factors
street children
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1674

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https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1674

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