Status of HIV/AIDS Over Ten Years in Iraq (2010-2019)

Authors

  • Haitham Noaman Al-Koubaisy1 , Jalil Ibrahim Saleh2 , Mothana Ali Khalil3 , Najoh Kadhim4 , Hadeer Naeem4 , Nawar Sahib Khalil5

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1904

Keywords:

HIV/AIDS, Toxicity; Status, Trend, Iraq

Abstract

Despite advances, HIV/AIDS remains one of the world’s most significant health and socio-economic
problems. To highlight the status situation of the HIV/AIDS in Iraq for the last ten years (2010-2019).A
retrospective study of available data on new HIV cases records covering the period from 2010 to 2019. This
study was conducted in Iraq from July 2018 to December 2019. We collected these data from HIV/AIDS
Center in Baghdad. All the cases are diagnosed through case history, clinical examination and laboratory
investigations. The cumulative annual number of new HIV cases covering the period from 2010 to 2019 was
539 cases. The trend of annual number of the cases increased with time (2010-2019). All cases are adults.
The majority of new HIV cases are males (83.5%) and alive (90.2%). Sexual activity contributed the main
mode of HIV transmission (74.6%) especially heterosexuals.

Author Biography

  • Haitham Noaman Al-Koubaisy1 , Jalil Ibrahim Saleh2 , Mothana Ali Khalil3 , Najoh Kadhim4 , Hadeer Naeem4 , Nawar Sahib Khalil5

    1
    Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Anbar, College of Medicine, Iraq, 2Assistant Professor, Al-Iraqia
    University, College of Medicine, Family and Community Medicine, Iraq, 3
    Assistant Professor of Medical
    Microbiology, University of Anbar, College of Medicine, Iraq, 4Specialist of Infectious and Communicable Diseases
    (FICMS), National HIV Center in Iraq, Ministry of Health, Iraq, 5Assistant Professor, Al-Iraqia University, College
    of Medicine, Family and Community Medicine, Iraq

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Published

2020-11-18

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2020): Medico-Legal Update

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Status of HIV/AIDS Over Ten Years in Iraq (2010-2019). (2020). Medico Legal Update, 20(4), 715-720. https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1904