Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection among Injection Drug Users Released from Jail.

Background: Injecting drug users (IDUs) and prisoners are considered to be highly vulnerable to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Iran. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of HIV infection among IDUs released from jail in Bahar (Hamadan, Iran).

Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 118 IDUs who were prisoners during 2001-07 were evaluated.