People who inject drugs in prison: HIV prevalence, transmission and prevention

Highlights • HIV is higher in prison than the community. • PWID are vastly over represented in prison populations. • Few countries provide HIV prevention programs for inmates. • There have been large outbreaks of HIV transmission in prison inmates.

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Published in:The International journal of drug policy 2015-02, Vol.26, p.S12-S15
Main Authors: Dolan, Kate, Moazen, Babak, Noori, Atefeh, Rahimzadeh, Shadi, Farzadfar, Farshad, Hariga, Fabienne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiretroviral drugs
Disease Outbreaks
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Drug policy
Global Health
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - transmission
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Injections
Internal Medicine
Medical Education
Outbreaks
People who inject drugs
Prevalence
Prevention
Prevention programs
Prison
Prisoners
Prisons
Risk-Taking
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology
Transmission
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Summary:Highlights • HIV is higher in prison than the community. • PWID are vastly over represented in prison populations. • Few countries provide HIV prevention programs for inmates. • There have been large outbreaks of HIV transmission in prison inmates.
ISSN:0955-3959
1873-4758
DOI:10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.10.012