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The potential role of custody facilities in controlling sexually transmitted diseases.

Author(s) -

Deborah A. Cohen,

Richard Scribner,

Jesse L. Clark,

David A. Cory

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.4.552

Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , asymptomatic , incidence (geometry) , public health , sexually transmitted disease , family medicine , pediatrics , psychiatry , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , physics , nursing , optics

The National Commission on Correctional Health Care recommends that medical screening, including tests for syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases, be performed by the 14th day after initial booking procedures. Because the average length of stay in detention is usually less than 14 days, most detainees are not screened or treated for asymptomatic communicable diseases.

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