HIV and hepatitis B and C incidence rates in US correctional populations and high risk groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Gough, MC Kempf, L Graham, M Manzanero… - BMC Public Health, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Background High Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence and high risk
behaviors have been well documented within United States (US) correctional systems …

HIV and viral hepatitis among imprisoned key populations

AL Wirtz, PT Yeh, NL Flath, C Beyrer… - Epidemiologic …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Prisons and other closed facilities create opportunities for transmission of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and viral hepatitis during detention and after release. We …

Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV in correctional populations: a review of epidemiology and prevention

CM Weinbaum, KM Sabin, SS Santibanez - Aids, 2005 - journals.lww.com
The 2 million persons incarcerated in US prisons and jails are disproportionately affected by
hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV, with prevalences of infection two to …

HIV risk inside US prisons: a systematic review of risk reduction interventions conducted in US prisons

P Valera, Y Chang, Z Lian - AIDS care, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT HIV prevalence in correctional populations is approximately five times that of the
general adult population. This systematic review examines the broad question of HIV …

Inmate factors associated with HIV transmission in prison

CP Krebs - Criminology & Public Policy, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Research Summary: The prevalence of AIDS infection is approximately four times higher in
state and Federal prisons than among the general US population. It is also apparent that …

Prevalence and incidence of HIV, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus infections among males in Rhode Island prisons

GE Macalino, D Vlahov… - … journal of public …, 2004 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We evaluated prevalence and intraprison incidence of HIV, hepatitis B virus, and
hepatitis C virus infections among male prison inmates. Methods. We observed intake …

Intraprison HIV transmission: an assessment of whether it occurs, how it occurs, and who is at risk

CP Krebs, M Simmons - AIDS education and prevention, 2002 - Guilford Press
The prevalence of AIDS infection is approximately five times higher in state and federal
prisons than among the general US population. It is also apparent that high-risk HIV …

[PDF][PDF] HIV and HCV in US prisons and jails: the correctional facility as a bellwether over time for the community's infections

AC Spaulding, EJ Anderson, MA Khan… - AIDS Rev, 2017 - researchgate.net
Screening and treating correctional populations for HIV and HCV infections is essential to
successfully addressing both epidemics in the USA. The prevalence of HIV and HCV …

Characteristics and behaviors associated with HIV infection among inmates in the North Carolina prison system

DL Rosen, VJ Schoenbach… - … journal of public …, 2009 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We identified factors associated with testing HIV positive in a prison system
performing voluntary HIV testing on inmates and estimated the number of undetected HIV …

A systematic review and meta-analyses on initiation, adherence and outcomes of antiretroviral therapy in incarcerated people

TG Fuge, G Tsourtos, ER Miller - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Incarcerated people are at increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) infection relative to the general population. Despite a high burden of infection, HIV …