Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the patients
| Author (year) | Agea | Sex | Duration in prisonb | Patient selection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azbel et al. (2016)7 | 37.4±11.2 years | Male: 287, 78%; Female: 81, 22% | 8.60±7.0 years | Patients older than 18 years of age presently serving in a non-specialised facility and were scheduled to be released within 6 mo. |
| Azbel et al. (2015)8 | 38.2 (21–63) years | Male: 452, 88.6%; Female: 58, 11.4% | 3.3±2.6 years | Patients older than 18 years, present in non-specialized prisons are scheduled to be released within the next 6 mo. |
| Nelwan et al. (2016)12 | 29.3±5.7 years | Only male prisoners | 9.8±5.2 months | Male prisoners incarcerated in Banceuy prison. |
| Pourahmad et al. (2007)23 | 25–60 years | Only male prisoners | 1–10 years | Prisoners imprisoned for drug-related offenses. |
| Navadeh et al. (2013)24 | <30 years (2022); ≥30 years (2510) | Male: 4337; Female: 199 | <3 (689); 3–11 (1506);12–36 (1308); >36 (1033) months | Inmates who had been in prison for at least one week and had not participated in previous studies in the two months before the interview, and gave verbal informed agreement to take part in the study were considered. |
| Behnaz et al. (2007)9 | 25–30 years | Male: 109; Female 12 | NR | Drug-addicted prisoners in the central prison of Gorgan. |
| Chu (2009)25 | 30.4±7.5 years (range, 16–57 years) | Only male prisoners | 1–2 months | Elicited drug abusers convicted of a first or second -degree offense for 1–2 months. |
| Alizadeh et al. (2005)10 | 37.9±9.7 (range 15–77 years) | Male: 397 (93%); Female: 30 (7%) | 2–26 months | Prisoners in the central prison of Hamedan were selected after reviewing individual files. |
| SeyedAlinaghi et al. (2017)11 | 30.7±7.9 years | Only male prisoners | >10 years | Male prisoners incarcerated in Greater Tehran Prison. |
| Nelwan et al. (2010)26 | 31.3 (range 17–63) years | Male: 96.5%; Female: 3.5% | 8.3 (range 0.3–37.6) months; incoming prisoners, 18.4 (7.0–32.0) months; resident prisoners | Male prisoners were referred to the clinic who were immediately symptomatic and those who were asymptomatic after 3 months. |
IQR, interquartile range.
a,b
Mean ± SD and Median (IQR) values are provided for age and duration of prison.