Incidence, Mortality, and Burden of HIV/AIDS and Its Geographical Distribution in Iran during 2008-2016

• Main Authors: Ghobad MORADI (Author), Bakhtiar PIROOZI (Author), Cyrus ALINIA (Author), Samaneh AKBARPOUR (Author), Mohammad Mehdi GOUYA (Author), Sima SAADI (Author), Amjad MOHAMADI BOLBANABAD (Author), Parvin AFSAR KAZAEROONI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: This study aimed at estimating the incidence, mortality, burden, and geographical distribution of HIV/AIDS in Iran at national and provincial level during 2008-2016. Methods: We applied the Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) index to assess the burden of HIV/AIDS on the basis of Year...