Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the prevalence of HBV and/or HCV co-
infection among HIV-infected inmates entering the correctional facility. Design/methodology …

Objective: To report the prevalence of markers for HIV infection, hepatitis B and hepatitis C
among Australian prison entrants. Design: Cross‐sectional survey conducted over 2‐week …

Abstract Prisoners in South Africa face problems of overcrowding, violence and poor
nutrition. Added to this burden in recent times is the increased threat from HIV. The HIV …

Introduction: globally, HIV infection among prison inmates is significantly higher than in the
general population. Therefore, it is important to identify inmates-living-with-HIV, through HIV …

Introduction Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is hyper-endemic in Nigeria. Prisons are high-
risk environments for the spread of infectious diseases. Worldwide, seroprevalence of HBV …

Background Prisoners worldwide have a significantly higher prevalence of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Despite this, little is known of inmates' knowledge, behaviour …

Background Globally, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) cause
considerable morbidity and mortality from their acute and chronic infections. The …

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other blood borne viral infections like hepatitis B
virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are major health issues especially in young and …

Background: People who inject drugs are vastly over-represented, often accounting for 50%
of prison inmates, so, the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C …

Validated data regarding HIV-transmission in prisons in developing countries is scarce. We
examined sexual and injecting drug use behavior and HIV and HCV transmission in an …