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HIV and hepatitis B and C incidence rates in US correctional populations and high risk groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Impact of post-incarceration care engagement interventions on HIV transmission among young Black men who have sex with men and their sexual partners: an agent-based network modeling study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2023Article
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- PrEP and HIV prevention decision-making among social network members of women who have experienced incarceration: a qualitative study.AIDS care · 2023Article
- HIV Knowledge and Perceived Risk Among Black Men and Women Who Are Incarcerated in Kentucky.Health promotion practice · 2023Article
- Re-incarceration and associated social, structural and behavioural factors among people who use drugs in an urban Canadian setting.The International journal on drug policy · 2023Article
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- Is Illicit Substance Use Gender-Specific? The Basic Points of Mental and Health Disorders.Toxics · 2022Review
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- Overview of the epidemiological conditions of HIV among key populations in Africa.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundHigh Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence and high risk behaviors have been well documented within United States (US) correctional systems. However, uncertainty remains regarding the extent to which placing people in prison or jail increases their risk of HIV infection, and regarding which inmate populations experience an increased incidence of HIV. Describing these dynamics more clearly is essential to understanding how inmates and former detainees may be a source for further spread of HIV to the general US population.
methodsThe authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies describing HIV incidence in US correctional facility residents and, for comparison, in high risk groups for HIV infection, such as non-incarcerated intravenous drug users (IVDU) and men who have sex with men (MSM) in the US. HIV incidence rates were further compared with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Virus rates in these same populations.
resultsThirty-six predominantly prospective cohort studies were included. Across all infection outcomes, continuously incarcerated inmates and treatment recruited IVDU showed the lowest incidence, while MSM and street recruited IVDU showed the highest. HIV incidence was highest among inmates released and re-incarcerated. Possible sources of heterogeneity identified among HIV studies were risk population and race.
conclusionsAlthough important literature gaps were found, current evidence suggests that policies and interventions for HIV prevention in correctional populations should prioritize curtailing risk of infection during the post-release period. Future research should evaluate HIV incidence rates in inmate populations, accounting for proportion of high risk sub-groups.
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