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Prevalence and associated risk factors of HIV in prisons in Balochistan, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

2019-03-15

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<h4>Background: </h4> The prevalence of HIV is 0.1% in Pakistan, with epidemicity in high-risk groups. The infection is on verge of transmission from key populations to the general population through people who inject drugs and sexual transmission. Prisoners are vulnerable to infectious diseases like HIV. This study was conducted in four prisons in Balochistan, Pakistan to determine the prevalence of HIV and assoc...

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Literature Corpus work: 307e1818-9a5c-53b8-8447-fe390d7e3f28
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.16994.2

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