Abstract:
In this cross-sectional, descriptive study, in a time period of 5 months in 2005, in Zahedan (Southeast of Iran), we evaluated the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the families of the men with HIV/AIDS who had a history of immigration to other countries to work. Blood samples of the mothers and the babies were evaluated by ELISA method and in those who had a positive test, results were confirmed with a more specific assay (western blot). Among 274 patients with HIV infection/AIDS(224 male and 50 female) in Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Southeast of Iran, 65 cases (41 male, 24 female) were from Saravan (a city in Sistan and Baluchestan). Out of 41 men with HIV/AIDS in Saravan, 21 cases had a history of immigration , to neighbouring countries to work. Forty five percent of mothers (11 cases) who had infected immigrant husbands, showed a positive test and they were infected with HIV. Also, HIV test was positive in 3 children of families whom their fathers were infected immigrants. Present study showed that 45% of the mothers and 2.5% of the babies in families who the fathers were infected and had a history of immigration, had a positive test and they had been infected with HIV infection. Fifty percent of men with HIV/AIDS had history of immigration. Upon this results, immigration and family deprivation is a potent risk factor for occurrence of infection.
Batool Sharifi-Mood, Masoud Salehi , Esmail Sanei-Moghaddam and Sohila Khosravi , 2006. Immigrant Fathers, Mothers and Babies Who Are Living with HIV/AIDS. Journal of Medical Sciences, 6: 492-494.
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