Isum Maqsood M Haisum, Amail Kasi, Igham Maqsood M Zaigham, Kamilyar Kasi, Qam Maqsood M Arqam.
Prevalence of HIV/AIDS among injection drug users (IDUS) in Pakistan.
Pak J Public Health Jan ;5(3):20-5.

Once Pakistan was regarded as an AIDS free country but with time the prevalence of HIV/AIDS has increased to a signicant extent. One of the major cause for increased prevalence of this disease is due to unsafe injection drug use practices. To highlight injection drug use as one of the major cause for increased prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Pakistan. After extracting data from the selected articles, we divided the data (i.e. prevalence of HIV/AIDS among IDUs) in three categories as under. (a) Prevalence of HIV/AIDS among IDUs in "major cities of Pakistan". (b) "Provinces". (c) "Pakistan". Results showed a consecutive increase in prevalence of HIV/AIDS among IDUs in most parts of Pakistan from 2006 onwards. The results proved that injection drug use or injection drug users are a signicant cause/risk factor for the increased prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Pakistan. Apart from that there should be free behavior change therapy, detoxication of drugs, rehabilitation centers, social and medical services, antiretroviral therapy etc. Government should make HIV/AIDS control centers in each district and register HIV/AIDs patients and give free treatment, and these patients should be fully assured about the privacy of their disease. Key Words 'HIV' , 'AIDS' , 'Pakistan' , 'Prevalence' , 'Drugs' , 'IDUs’ 'HIV in Pakistan' , 'Prevalence of HIV in Pakistan' , ' Prevalence of HIV among IDUs' , ' Prevalence of HIV among IDUs in Pakistan', 'Prevention of HIV/AIDS' and 'Control of IDUs'

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