Abstract

We used Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HIV Counseling and Testing System data from 2007 to determine the percentage and characteristics of persons newly identified as HIV-positive in US correctional facilities. The newly identified HIV positivity was 0.7%, and 30% of detainees newly identified with HIV were categorized as having low-risk heterosexual contact or no acknowledged risk. Correctional facilities should provide detainees with routine opt-out HIV testing, unless the prevalence of previously undiagnosed HIV infection has been documented to be less than 0.1%.

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Authors

VanHandel M, Beltrami JF, MacGowan RJ, Borkowf CB, Margolis AD

Institution

Program Evaluation Branch, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. ioq4@cdc.gov

Source

American journal of public health 102 Suppl 2: 2012 May pg S201-4

MeSH

AIDS Serodiagnosis
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Female
HIV Infections
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Prisoners
Prisons
Public Health Practice
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
United States
Young Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22401522