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Size Estimation of People Who Inject Drugs and Their Geographical Distribution in Dogonbadan, Iran, During 2018: A Mapping Method Publisher



Faghihi SH1 ; Ghalekhani N2 ; Kazerooni PA3 ; Nasirian M4
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  1. 1. Student Research Committee and Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
  3. 3. HIV/AIDS Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  4. 4. Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, Health School
  5. 5. and Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Hezar Garib Boulevard, Isfahan, Iran

Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction Published:2022


Abstract

The aim of this cross-sectional study was investigation of geographical distribution and size estimation of people who inject drugs (PWIDs) in Dogonbadan, Iran, in 2018 using geographical mapping method. Data was obtained through interviewing primary and secondary key informants as well as field team observations. Population size was estimated by median in Stata software (version 14). GIS software (version 10.6.1) was used to prepare the density and distribution maps of the hotspots. We identified 52 hotspots of drug users; injection of drugs occurred in 31 of the hotspots. The prevalence of injecting drugs was 232.4 per 100,000 adults, while it was 21.9 and 441.8 among females and males, respectively. A large number of identified hotspots are not covered by harm reduction services. Increasing outreach teams, equipping of harm reduction centers, and moving them to the nearest location to hotspots are suggested. © 2021, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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