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ArticleInternational journal of prisoner health2016

Trials and tribulations of conducting bio-behavioral surveys in prisons: implementation science and lessons from Ukraine.

Lyuba Azbel, Yevgeny Grishaev, Jeffrey A Wickersham, Olena Chernova, Sergey Dvoryak, Maxim Polonsky, Frederick L Altice

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Article in International journal of prisoner health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lyuba AzbelUkrainian Institute on Public Health Policy, Kyiv, Ukraine AND Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Yevgeny GrishaevUkrainian Institute on Public Health Policy, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Jeffrey A WickershamDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Olena ChernovaUkrainian Institute on Public Health Policy, Kyiv, Ukraine AND Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Sergey DvoryakUkrainian Institute on Public Health Policy, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Maxim PolonskyUkrainian Institute on Public Health Policy, Kyiv, Ukraine AND Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Frederick L AlticeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, AIDS Program, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA AND Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Ukrainian Institute of Public Health Policy · UAYale University · US

Funding

Prison Interventions and HIV Prevention CollaborationR01DA029910 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI FREDERICK LEWIS ALTICE · 2010 to 2026
$7.9M
Intervention of HIV, Drug Use and the Criminal Justice System in MalaysiaR01DA025943 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI ALTICE, FREDERICK LEWIS · 2008 to 2012
$2.7M
Enhancing Health Outcomes Among HIV+ Substance AbusersK24DA017072 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI ALTICE, FREDERICK LEWIS · 2003 to 2012
$1.5M
Training in Drug Abuse & HIV Prevention for Female & Transgender Sex WorkersK01DA038529 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI WICKERSHAM, JEFFREY ALLEN · 2014 to 2018
$838k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA038529NIDA NIH HHS K24 DA017072NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA025943NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA029910
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose - Ukraine is home to Europe's worst HIV epidemic, overwhelmingly fueled by people who inject drugs who face harsh prison sentences. In Ukraine, HIV and other infectious diseases are concentrated in prisons, yet the magnitude of this problem had not been quantified. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the systematic health survey of prisoners in the former Soviet Union (FSU). Design/methodology/approach - Qualitative interviews were carried out with research and prison administrative staff to assess the barriers and facilitators to conducting a bio-behavioral survey in Ukrainian prisons. Findings - Crucial barriers at the institutional, staff, and participant level require addressing by: first, ensuring Prison Department involvement at every stage; second, tackling pre-conceived attitudes about drug addiction and treatment among staff; and third, guaranteeing confidentiality for participants. Originality/value - The burden of many diseases is higher than expected and much higher than in the community. Notwithstanding the challenges, scientifically rigorous bio-behavioral surveys are attainable in criminal justice systems in the FSU with collaboration and careful consideration of this specific context.

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Health BehaviorAdultCommunicable DiseasesConfidentialityDisease OutbreaksFemaleHealth SurveysHepatitis BHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansInterviews as TopicMalePrisonersPrisonsQualitative ResearchEthicsFormer Soviet UnionHealth statusImplementation science researchInfectious diseasesPrisonersSubstance use disordersUkraine

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