Sentinel Surveillance Of HIV Infection Among New Inmates And Implications For Policies Of Corrections Facilities

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Patel, K K ; Hutchinson, C ; Sienko, D G
• Description:
  Seroprevalence surveys of incoming inmates provide useful sentinel information on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection rates among groups that practice HIV-associated high-risk behaviors. In addition, such data are beneficial to corrections officials in the formulation of institutional policies to prevent HIV infection. Inmates entering the Michigan corrections system from December 1987 to March 1988 participated in blind, anonymous serosurveys for HIV infection. Eight of 802 entering inmates (1.0 percent) were seropositive; most seropositive persons reported intravenous drug use. The most common risk behaviors reported by study participants were intravenous drug use (20.0 percent), multiple sexual partners (37.1 percent), and infrequent (that is, never or seldom) use of condoms (82.6 percent). Women reported the highest rates of intravenous drug use (35.1 percent) and needle-sharing (19.4 percent). Results from this study indicate that in spite of wide-spread HIV-associated risk behaviors, the extent of HIV-seropositivity among incoming inmates in Michigan is relatively low. Such data suggest that there is still time to impact the course of the AIDS epidemic among high-risk groups in States where the prevalence of HIV infection is relatively low. The data also indicate that the potential for HIV spread in correctional facilities is noteworthy and that HIV prevention education and substance abuse treatment services are needed in corrections facilities.
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Adult Female HIV Seroprevalence Humans Male Organizational Policy Population Surveillance Prisons Risk Factors Sexual Behavior Substance Abuse, Intravenous Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 105(5):510-514
• Pubmed ID:
  2120729
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North America
• Volume:
  105
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
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  urn:sha256:1199ed23286456858f4e977dccc56c2e2a6f55ddb3bc93358c3e570ad585d7ac
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/63522/cdc_63522_DS1.pdf
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