Newly Identified HIV Infections in Correctional Facilities, United States, 2007 | Zendy

Michelle VanHandel | Zendy; John Beltrami | Zendy; Robin J. MacGowan | Zendy; Craig B. Borkowf | Zendy; Andrew D. Margolis | Zendy

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Newly Identified HIV Infections in Correctional Facilities, United States, 2007

Author(s) -

Michelle VanHandel,

John Beltrami,

Robin J. MacGowan,

Craig B. Borkowf,

Andrew D. Margolis

Publication year - 2012

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.2011.300614

Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , disease control , environmental health , family medicine

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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