Epidemiology and Trend of HIV/AIDs in Yazd, a Province in the Center of Iran, ۲۰۱۱-۲۰۱۷

Introduction: The first case of HIV-infection in Iran was a hemophilic child who was infected by imported blood products in ۱۹۸۹. Since then, the HIV epidemic in Iran has undergone significant changes. This study investigated the time variations of the epidemiology of reported HIV/AIDS -infections during ۲۰۱۱-۲۰۱۷ in Yazd, Iran. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was carried out using the data recorded in health centers of Yazd province from ۲۰۱۱ to ۲۰۱۷. The data were collected from the records of ۹۸ patients using a researcher-made checklist. The rate of newly reported HIV/AIDS by gender per ۱۰۰,۰۰۰ people was calculated. Results: Out of ۹۸ reported HIV/AIDS cases, ۵۶.۱% were men, and ۴۳.۹% were women; ۵۵.۱% of cases were infected through sexual contact, ۳۰.۶% through the infected needle while injecting for drug use, ۱.۶% through mother-to-fetus transmission, ۱.۳% through tattooing, and ۵.۱% through the unspecified mechanism. During these years the rate of newly reported HIV/AIDS in Yazd was declining, and the predominant mode of HIV transmission was through sexual contact. Conclusion: Although the rate of  newly reported HIV/AIDS -infection in Yazd province has decreased, we believe that the primary mode of HIV transmission has shifted from drug injection to unsafe sex.  

Keywords:

HIV , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome , Epidemiology , Iran , Yazd , HIV , ایدز , اپیدمیولوژی , ایران , یزد