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Article History

Received: 16 August 2024

Accepted: 25 February 2025

First Online: 12 March 2025

Declarations

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: This study utilized secondary data collected from the HIV/AIDS care system at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The collection of this data was conducted as part of routine care and treatment programs. Upon entry into these programs, verbal informed consent was obtained from all participants for the recording of their information. The verbal consent process was in accordance with the guidelines of the ethics committee at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, which approved the use of this data for research purposes. This data was provided to the researcher without name, national code, address, and phone number. It only included variables used in the proposal, and we did not need to contact the participants. Permission to access data at this level was obtained through correspondence with the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and university security approval. This study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and ethical approval was gained from the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Ethics Committee (IR.SUMS.REC.1402.280). All study methods were performed in accordance with approved ethical guidelines and regulations throughout.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.