Lack of HIV infection among truck drivers in Iran using rapid HIV test

Hossain Jabbari; Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi; Parastoo Kheirandish; Gholam Reza Esmaeli Djavid; Mehrnaz Rasolinejad; Mahboube Hajiabdolbaghi; Abbas Sedaghat; Maryam Sargolzaei; Amir Houshang Sharifi; Minoo Mohraz; Kaveh Khoshnoud

Lack of HIV infection among truck drivers in Iran using rapid HIV test

J Res Med Sci. 2010 Sep;15(5):287-9.

Authors

Hossain Jabbari¹, Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi, Parastoo Kheirandish, Gholam Reza Esmaeli Djavid, Mehrnaz Rasolinejad, Mahboube Hajiabdolbaghi, Abbas Sedaghat, Maryam Sargolzaei, Amir Houshang Sharifi, Minoo Mohraz, Kaveh Khoshnoud

Affiliation

¹ Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 21526097
PMCID: PMC3082827

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of HIV infection in Iranian long distance truck drivers using rapid HIV test.

Methods: The study included 400 consecutive participants in Bazargan city, north-west of Iran in the late 2008 and the early 2009.

Results: No HIV infection was observed among these long distance truck drivers.

Conclusions: Although results of this study is plausible compared to other similar studies, repeated surveys are necessary to know the trend of HIV infection in truckers in Iran.

Keywords: Automobile Driving; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Truck.