Prevalence of HIV and HCV among injecting drug users in three selected WHO-EMRO countries: a meta-analysis

Shayan, Shah Jahan; Nazari, Rajab; Kiwanuka, Frank

doi:10.1186/s12954-021-00505-4

Harm Reduction Journal

Table 4 Key characteristics of included studies on HCV

From: Prevalence of HIV and HCV among injecting drug users in three selected WHO-EMRO countries: a meta-analysis

Study	Country		Year of Publication	Design			Setting	Sample size	HCV prevalence		JBI Score
Rahimi-Movaghar et al. [16]	Iran		2009	Cross-sectional			Treatment center and community	899 (F 38)	34.5%		8
Alavi et al. [39]	Iran		2010	Cross-sectional			Hospital	333	30.9%		8
Mir-nasseri et al. [40]	Iran		2011	Cross-sectional			Prisons and rehabilitation centers	518 (F = 54)	69.5%		7
Imani et al.[19]	Iran		2008	Cross-sectional			Rehabilitation center	133	11.3%		7
Khani et al.[21]	Iran		2003	Cross-sectional			Prison	346	47.7%		7
Mir-Nasseri et al. [41]	Iran		2005	Cross-sectional			Prison and drop in center	467	66%		7
Kaffashian et al. (42	Iran		2010	Cross-sectional			Prison	951	42%		8
Ataei et al.[43]	Iran		2010	Cross-sectional			Prison and drop in center	1485	43.4%		7
Nikkhooy et al. [26]	Iran		2012	Cross-sectional			Hospital	154	42.2%		8
Esmaeili et al. [44]	Iran		2012	Cross-sectional			Community and drop in center	895	34.5%		7
Nokhodian et al. [46]	Iran		2012	Cross-sectional			Drop in center	531	47.1%		7
Sarveqad et al. [50]	Iran		2005	Cross-sectional			Hospital	53	67.9%		7
Aminzadehv et al. [28]	Iran		2007	Cross-sectional			Hospital	70	36%		7
Ilami et al.[57]	Iran		2012	Cross-sectional			Community	158	42.4%		6
Khorvash et al. [49]	Iran		2009	Cross-sectional			Hospital	92	57.6%		5
Mirahmadizadeh et al. [22]	Iran		2009	Cross-sectional			Harm reduction center	936 (F = 60)	43.4%		9
Davoodian et al. [23]	Iran		2009	Cross-sectional			Prison	249	64.8%		8
Hosseini et al. [24]	Iran		2010	Cross-sectional			Detention center	417	80%		7
Kheirandish et al.[30]	Iran		2009	Cross-sectional			Rehabilitation center	454	80%		8
Zamani et al. [20]	Iran		2007	Cross-sectional			Drop in center and community	202	52%		6
Ramezani et al. [32]	Iran		2014	Cross-sectional			Clinic	100	56%		6
Sofian et al. [33]	Iran		2012	Cross-sectional			Detention center	153	59.5%		6
Rahbar et al. [51]	Iran		2004	Cross-sectional			Community and Prison	101	59.4		5
Ghasemian et al. [54]	Iran		2011	Cross-sectional			Hospital	88 (F = 1)	37.5%		7
Amiri et al. [72]	Iran		2007	Cross-sectional			Prisoners	81	88.9%		7
Nobari et al. [73]	Iran		2012	Cross-sectional			Community	1747 (F = 14)	34%		7
Alizadeh et al. [58]	Iran		2005	Cross-sectional			Prison	149	31.5%		9
Alavi et al. [75]	Iran		2009	Retrospective study			Document	142 (F = 12)	52.1%		6
Sharif et al. [60]		Iran	2009		Cross-sectional	Hospital		200 (F = 23)		12%	6
Khodadadizadeh et al. [61]	Iran		2006	Cross-sectional			Drop in Center	31	25.8%		8
Sharifi-Mood et al. [63]	Iran		2006	Cross-sectional			Hospital	31 (F = 1)	22.7%		7
Zamani et al. [52]	Iran		2010	Cross-sectional			Community	118 (F = 3)	59.4%		6
Kassaian et al. [76]	Iran		2012	Cross-sectional			Prison	1943 (F = 5)	41.6%		9
Sharhani et al. [84]	Iran		2017	Cross-sectional			Drop-in-center	606	54.8%		7
Rezaie et al. [85]	Iran		2016	Cross-sectional			Drop-in-center	410	42%		7
Honarvar et al. [74]	Iran		2013	Cross-sectional			Counseling center	233	40.3%		7
Eskandarieh et al. [68]	Iran		2013	Cross-sectional			Rehabilitation center	402 (F = 16)	65.9%		6
Alipour et al. [36]	Iran		2013	Cross-sectional			Drop-in-center	226	38.6%		5
Alavian et al. [86]	Iran		2013	Cross-sectional			Treatment center	259 (F = 4)	50%		5
Ataei et al. [87]	Iran		2011	Cross-sectional			Community	136	19.8%		5
Keramat et al. [88]	Iran		2011	Cross-sectional			Counseling center	199	63.3%		8
Mir-Nasseri et al. [89]	Iran		2008	Cross-sectional			Prison and rehabilitation center	518 (F = 54)	59.5%		8
Moradi et al. [90]	Iran		2018	Cross-sectional			Prison	678	42.5%		9
Rehman et al.[47]	Pakistan		2011	Cross-sectional			Community	200	24%		5
Kuo et al.[34]	Pakistan		2006	Cross-sectional			Harm reduction center	351	88%		7
Akhtar et al. [48]	Pakistan		2016	cross-sectional			Community	241	36.1%		5
Achakzai et al. [37]	Pakistan		2007	Cross-sectional			Community	50	60%		3
Butt et al. [77]	Pakistan		2010	Cross-sectional			Prison	76	84.2%		6
Platt et al. [65]	Pakistan		2008	Cross-sectional			Community	404	14.9%		7
Khanani et al. [66]	Pakistan		2010	Cross-sectional			Clinic	20	35%		5
Ilyas Jat et al. [69]	Pakistan		2018	Cross-sectional			Hospital	280 (F = 24)	16.8%		7
Rehan et al. [78]	Pakistan		2009	Cross-sectional			Community	779	89.3%		9
Ali et al. [79]	Pakistan		2011	Cross-sectional			Clinic	42	14.28%		5
Abbasi et al. [70]	Pakistan		2009	Cross-sectional			Hospital	300	44.7%		6
Altaf et al. [86]	Pakistan		2007	Cross-sectional			Harm-reduction program	161	94.3%		7
Waheed et al. [91]	Pakistan		2017	Cross-sectional			Community	100 (F = 1)	72%		5
Ruisenor Escudero et al. [71]	Afghanistan		2014	Cross-sectional			Community	548	40.3%		7
Nasir et al. [9]	Afghanistan		2010	Cross-sectional			Community	623	36%		7
Todd et al.[12]	Afghanistan		2011	Cross-sectional			Community	483	36.1%		7
Todd et al.[38]	Afghanistan		2007	Cross-sectional			Clinic	464	36.6%		8

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