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 …

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: People admitted to correctional facilities often have a history of risky
behaviours which frequently lead to transmission of blood-borne viruses, such as human …

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 AND AIM: Prisons in Egypt do not currently screen for blood-borne viruses,
and there are no statistics concerning the prevalence of hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus or …

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 …

Objective To determine the prevalence and behavioural correlates of HIV, HBV and HCV
infections among Indonesian prisoners and to examine the impact of voluntary counselling …

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

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the current molecular prevalence of
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) …

Introduction: The status of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among incarcerated
populations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the links between prisons and …