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Hiv Seroprevalence At A Baltimore Correctional Facility, Kamala Mallik
Hiv Seroprevalence At A Baltimore Correctional Facility, Kamala Mallik
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Abstract
Prison and jail inmates constitute a growing population at risk for HIV infection. Inmates are at high risk for HIV infection because of pre-incarceration drug use; 60% of prison and jail inmates reported using drugs regularly at some point in their lives and 27% to 41% of inmates have a history of injection drug use. The high concentration of drug users in correctional facilities offers unparalleled access to a population that is otherwise difficult to reach for public health surveillance and intervention.
The Baltimore City Correctional Facility HIV Serosurvey was conducted by the Baltimore City Health Department between June …