The importance of routine HIV testing in the incarcerated population: the Rhode Island experience  

Oleh:

Rich, Josiah D. ; Latta, E. Timothy ; Spaulding, Anne C. ; Desai, Amar A. ; Flanigan, Timothy P.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Aids Education and Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Journal vol. 14 (Oct. 2002), page 45-52.
Topik: HIV/AIDS Control; HIV/AIDS; HIV/AIDS Testing

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: A94 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Routine HIV testing in the correctional setting offered to all inmates at entry has played an important role in the diagnosis of HIV in Rhode Island. Diagnosis and treatment of HIV in prisons can further public health goals of HIV control, prevention, and education. Routine HIV testing can be il1corporated into primary and secondary prevention programs in correctional facilities. 1n Rhode Islaild, where HIV testing is IOlltine at entry into the correctional facility, approximately one third of all persons who test positive are identified in the correctionai facility. The proportion of males and females testing positive in the correctional facility versus those testing positive in othe( facilities has shown a gradual decrease, with positif female HIV tests declining more substantially in recent years. Specific groups, such as males, African Americans, and injection drug users continue to be more likely diagnosed in the state correctional facility than in other testing sites. 'these differences may reflect barriers to health care access that other community initiatives have failed to address.

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