Prevalence and risk factors associated with HIV infection, hepatitis and syphilis in a state prison of São Paulo

Summary Given the importance of the control of sexually transmitted infections in the general population and specifically in the prison system, we rolled out this cross-sectional study in 2007. Standard questionnaires and blood samples were accessed among 680 prisoners. The protocol was approved by...

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Published in:International journal of STD & AIDS 2015-02, Vol.26 (2), p.120-127
Main Authors: El Maerrawi, Ilham, Carvalho, Heráclito Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Brazil - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Hepatitis - epidemiology
Hepatitis B - epidemiology
Hepatitis B Antigens - blood
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis C - epidemiology
Hepatitis C Antibodies - blood
Hepatitis C virus
HIV Antibodies - blood
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Prevalence
Prisoners
Prisons
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Syphilis - epidemiology
Treponema pallidum
Treponema pallidum - immunology
Treponema pallidum - isolation & purification
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Summary:Summary Given the importance of the control of sexually transmitted infections in the general population and specifically in the prison system, we rolled out this cross-sectional study in 2007. Standard questionnaires and blood samples were accessed among 680 prisoners. The protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee. We determined the following seroprevalences: HIV, 1.8% (95%CI = 0.1–3.3); HBV, 21.0% (95%CI = 17.8–25.1); HBV, 5.3% (95%CI = 3.5–7.6) and syphilis 5.3% (95%CI = 3.5–7.6). Logistic regression identified significant associations with (p 
ISSN:0956-4624
1758-1052
DOI:10.1177/0956462414531242