Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 7 3 2018 03 01 Prevalence of HAV Ab, HEV (IgG), HSV2 IgG, and Syphilis Among Sheltered Homeless Adults in Tehran, 2012 225 230 3384 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.74 EN Fatemeh Jahanbakhash Virology Research Group, Pasteur institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran Fahimeh Bagheri Amiri Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 0000-0003-2943-2846 Abbas Sedaghat Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran Center for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran Noushin Fahimfar Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 0000-0001-6205-9794 Ehsan Mostafavi Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 0000-0002-1997-517X Journal Article 2016 09 19 Background <br />This study investigated the prevalence for hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis E virus (HEV), herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2) and syphilis among homeless in the city of Tehran. <br />  <br />Methods <br />In this cross-sectional study, 596 homeless were recruited in Tehran. A researcher-designed questionnaire was used to study demographic data. Using enzyme-linked immunoassay, and rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test, we evaluated the seroprevalence of HAV anti-body, HEV IgG, herpes, HSV2 IgG, and syphilis among sheltered homeless in Tehran. The associations between the participant’s characteristics and infections were evaluated using logistic regression and chi-square. <br />  <br />Results <br />A total of 569 homeless, 78 women (13.7%) and 491 men (86.3%) were enrolled into the study from June to August 2012. Their age mean was 42 years and meantime of being homeless was 24 months. Seroprevalence of syphilis, HEV IgG, HSV2 IgG and HAV Ab was 0.55%, 24.37%, 16.48%, and 94.34%, respectively. History of drug abuse was reported in 77.70%; 46.01% of them were using a drug during the study and 26.87% of them had history of intravenous drug abuse. Among people who had intravenous drug abuse, 48.25% had history of syringe sharing. <br />  <br />Conclusion <br />The prevalence of HAV, HEV and HSV2 were higher than the general population while low prevalence of syphilis was seen among homeless peoples who are at high risk of sexually transmitted infection (STD). Our findings highlighted that significant healthcare needs of sheltered homeless people in Tehran are unmet and much more attention needs to be paid for the health of homeless people. https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3384_2517756c5a9be6ac007fe9bb7fb92611.pdf