Prisoners are at exceptional risk of viral infection because of the numerous high risk
activities associated with incarceration. Prisons are incubators for infectious disease, yet are …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the burden of sexual-and injection
drug use-related infections in male prisoners in Karachi, Pakistan. METHODS: We …

Background: Published data on HIV, HBV, and HCV in correctional facilities in Nigeria is
scarce. We set out to establish the seroprevalence, co-infection, and risk factors for these …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the seroprevalence of HIV I & II antibodies among prisoners in
Lagos State. PATIENTS & METHODS: A total of 300 male prisoners from Kirikiri Maximum …

Although the high prevalence of blood-borne viral infections and syphilis in correctional
facilities has been well documented globally, such data are sparse from Africa, and there …

Background Prisons are known to be high-risk environments for the spread of bloodborne
and sexually transmitted infections. Prison officers are considered to have an intermittent …

Prison inmates are reported to exhibit higher rates of disease morbidity, mortality, and health
care utilization than the general population (1, 2). The rates of infectious diseases such as …

Prisoners throughout the world are at a greater risk of infectious diseases compared to
communities outside. Hepatitis C (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and …

Objective: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection constitutes an important prison
health care concern but data on HIV epidemiology among jail inmates of developing world …

Objective: To determine HIV prevalence among male prison inmates in the six OECS
countries in the Caribbean. Subjects and Methods: Six unlinked, anonymous point …