Prevalence of HIV and injecting drug use in men entering Liverpool prison

Prevalence of HIV and injecting drug use in men entering Liverpool prison

Questionnaires were administered to prisoners at a large men's prison, and they were tested for HIV antibodies to examine the potential role of English prisons in drug-related transmission of HIV and other bloodborne viruses.

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ 1997-07, Vol.315 (7099), p.30-31
Hauptverfasser: Bellis, Mark A, Weild, Andrew R, Beeching, Nick J, Mutton, Ken J, Syed, Qutub
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antivirals
Criminal punishment
Disease transmission
Drug abuse
England - epidemiology
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infections
Male
Medical screening
Men
Prevalence
Prisoners
Prisoners - statistics & numerical data
Prisons
Public health
Questionnaires
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:Questionnaires were administered to prisoners at a large men's prison, and they were tested for HIV antibodies to examine the potential role of English prisons in drug-related transmission of HIV and other bloodborne viruses.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.315.7099.30