Open AccessSexually Transmitted Infections Among Incarcerated Women: Findings From a Decade of Screening in a Los Angeles County Jail, 2002–2012
Author(s) -
Marjan Javanbakht,
Melina R. Boudov,
Laura Anderson,
M. A. Malek,
Lisa V. Smith,
Michael Chien,
Sarah Guerry
Publication year - 2014
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.2014.302186
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , syphilis , chlamydia , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , family medicine , gynecology , immunology , sociology
We describe and report findings from a screening program to identify sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV among female inmates in Los Angeles County Jail.