ArticlePloS one2012
Early identification of HIV: empirical support for jail-based screening.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Routine testing for blood-borne viruses in prisons: a systematic review.European journal of public health · 2015Pooled it
- Evidence-based interventions to enhance assessment, treatment, and adherence in the chronic Hepatitis C care continuum.The International journal on drug policy · 2015Pooled it
- The HIV Care Cascade Before, During, and After Incarceration: A Systematic Review and Data Synthesis.American journal of public health · 2015Pooled it
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- Factors associated with HIV testing and treatment among young Black MSM and trans women in three jail systems.AIDS care · 2023Article
- Prisons: ignore them at our peril.Current opinion in HIV and AIDS · 2019Review
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- Infectious Diseases and the Criminal Justice System.The American journal of the medical sciences · 2016Article
- Clinical care of incarcerated people with HIV, viral hepatitis, or tuberculosis.Lancet (London, England) · 2016Review
- HIV Testing, HIV Positivity, and Linkage and Referral Services in Correctional Facilities in the United States, 2009-2013.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2015Article
- Emergency department use among HIV-infected released jail detainees.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2015Article
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- Incarceration of people living with HIV/AIDS: implications for treatment-as-prevention.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2014Article
- Optimization of human immunodeficiency virus treatment during incarceration: viral suppression at the prison gate.JAMA internal medicine · 2014Article
- The feasibility of implementing the HIV seek, test, and treat strategy in jails.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2014Article
- "My older clients fall through every crack in the system": geriatrics knowledge of legal professionals.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2014Article
- Gender disparities in HIV treatment outcomes following release from jail: results from a multicenter study.American journal of public health · 2014Article
- Correlates of retention in HIV care after release from jail: results from a multi-site study.AIDS and behavior · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough routine HIV testing is recommended for jails, little empirical data exist describing newly diagnosed individuals in this setting.
methodsClient-level data (CLD) are available on a subset of individuals served in EnhanceLink, for the nine of the 10 sites who enrolled newly diagnosed persons in the client level evaluation. In addition to information about time of diagnosis, we analyzed data on initial CD4 count, use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), and linkage to care post discharge. Baseline data from newly diagnosed persons were compared to data from persons whose diagnoses predated jail admission.
resultsCLD were available for 58 newly diagnosed and 708 previously diagnosed individuals enrolled between 9/08 and 3/11. Those newly diagnosed had a significantly younger median age (34 years) when compared to those previously diagnosed (41 years). In the 30 days prior to incarceration, 11% of those newly diagnosed reported injection drug use and 29% reported unprotected anal intercourse. Median CD4 count at diagnosis was 432 cells/mL (range: 22-1,453 cells/mL). A minority (21%, N = 12) of new diagnoses started antiretroviral treatment (ART) before release; 74% have evidence of linkage to community services.
conclusionPreliminary results from a cross-sectional analysis of this cohort suggest testing in jails finds individuals early on in disease progression. Most HIV(+) detainees did not start ART in jail; therefore screening may not increase pharmacy costs for jails. Detainees newly diagnosed with HIV in jails can be effectively linked to community resources. Jail-based HIV testing should be a cornerstone of "test and treat" strategies.
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