Open AccessNumber of HIV-infected cases in Iran: True or just an iceberg
Author(s) -
Hassan Joulaei,
Kamran Begheri Lankarani,
Parvin Afsar Kazerooni,
Maryam Marzban
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0565
pISSN - 2589-0557
DOI - 10.4103/2589-0557.216984
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , prison , hiv screening , voluntary counseling and testing , epidemiology , demography , family medicine , health services , environmental health , men who have sex with men , population , geography , archaeology , syphilis , health facility , sociology
The number of HIV cases in Iran is increasing. Knowledge of the changing epidemiology of HIV is fundamental for service planning and prevention activities. This study aims to estimate the number of HIV-infected cases by the capture and recapture method for size estimation.