Needle Sharing in Residential Drug Treatment Units

Needle and syringe sharing among Iranian drug injectors

OBJECTIVE The role of needle and syringe sharing behavior of injection drug users (IDUs) in spreading of blood-borne infections - specially HIV/AIDS - is well known. However, very little is known in this regard from Iran. The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence and associates of needle and syringe sharing among Iranian IDUs. METHODS In a secondary analysis of a sample of drug dep...

Needle sharing among intravenous drug users: national and international perspectives.

Drug Prescription Patterns in Older People Residential Homes

Objectives: Compared to other age groups, older people, especially frail older people residing in nursing homes use medications more due to the higher prevalence of chronic diseases. This study aimed to investigate prescription patterns for older people in nursing homes of Tehran in 2011. Methods & Materials: In this cross-sectional study, the data of 170 older people, sampled random cluster...

Correlates of receptive and distributive needle sharing among injection drug users in Kabul, Afghanistan.

We describe receptive and distributive needle/syringe sharing among injection drug users (IDUs) in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this cross-sectional study, IDUs completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression identified correlates of needle sharing in the last six months. Receptive and distributive sharing in the last six months were reported by 28.2% and 28.7% of participant...

Off-grid Energy System Design for Residential Units

For decreasing the amount of air pollution and green gas emission and saving fossil fuels resource, one of the ways is extending renewable energy utilization. Hence, this yields to growth and development of Photovoltaic systems. Nowadays due to increasing electrical energy requirements and ability to privately providing required energy, the use of solar energy and its electrical power creativit...