HIV Prevention in Prisons and Jails: Obstacles and Opportunities

High rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among jail and prison inmates suggest that HIV prevention efforts should focus on incarcerated populations. Overcrowding, the high prevalence of injection drug use, and other high-risk behaviors among inmates create a prime opportunity for p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Public health reports (1974) 1994-09, Vol.109 (5), p.615-625
Hauptverfasser:	Sara Polonsky, Kerr, Sandra, Benita Harris, Juarlyn Gaiter, Fichtner, Ronald R., Kennedy, May G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - ethnology Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission Adolescent Adult Age Distribution AIDS Biological and medical sciences Correctional institutions Criminal offenses Criminal punishment Female Health Education HIV HIV infections HIV Infections - ethnology HIV Infections - prevention & control HIV Infections - transmission HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology HIV-1 Humans Incidence Jails Male Mandatory Testing Medical sciences Prevalence Prevention and actions Prisoners Prisons Prisons - statistics & numerical data Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk-Taking Sex Distribution Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...) Substance Abuse, Intravenous - ethnology United States - epidemiology
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