A follow-up program after prison release for HIV-positive patients

Authors :: Mostafa Hosseini
Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi
Minoo Mohraz
Mona Mohammadi Firouzeh
Behnam Farhoudi
Mehrzad Tashakoriyan
Source :: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, Vol 5, Iss 12, Pp 1001-1002 (2015)
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease Editorial Office, 2015.
Abstract: We designed a study to follow newly-released prisoners with HIV in the great prison of Tehran from October 2013 to May 2014. Among 34 patients, only 12 persons (35.3%) had a successful follow-up. Using encouragers, offering appropriate incentives and enabling patients to connect with healthcare services after release can be effective means to continue the treatment.

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