STD, HIV/AIDS, and Hepatitis Services in Illinois County Jails

Objective: To assess the availability of STD, HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis services provided at Illinois adult county jails. Goal: Identify opportunities and barriers to service provision. Study Design: Telephone survey to those providing medical services in Illinois county jails. Results: Eighty-one (89...

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Published in:Sexually transmitted diseases 2009-02, Vol.36 (2), p.S37-S40
Main Authors: McINTYRE, ANNE F., STUDZINSKI, ALICE, BEIDINGER, HEIDI A., RABINS, CHARLIE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Biological and medical sciences
City county
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
Female
General aspects
Health Care Surveys
Health Services
Health Services Accessibility
Hepatitis
Hepatitis - diagnosis
Hepatitis - drug therapy
Hepatitis - prevention & control
HIV
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Human viral diseases
Humans
Illinois
Infectious diseases
Male
Mass Screening - methods
Medical sciences
Medical screening
Prisoners
Prisons
Public Health
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - diagnosis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - drug therapy
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - prevention & control
STD
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Summary:Objective: To assess the availability of STD, HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis services provided at Illinois adult county jails. Goal: Identify opportunities and barriers to service provision. Study Design: Telephone survey to those providing medical services in Illinois county jails. Results: Eighty-one (89%) of 91 Illinois jails responded. Half (493%) of the facilities offered on-site testing for STD, HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis on demand/with symptoms, although only 4 offered routine screening. Discharge planning services were offered in only 40% of facilities. Cost (43.2%) and limited staff (14.8%) were cited as primary barriers to service provision. Conclusions: Screening, treatment, and discharge planning services for STD, HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis are not universal in Illinois jails. Despite current levels of funding and staffing assistance from health departments to jails, further collaboration is needed to improve case identification and treatment in this high-risk population. Needs assessments are useful in identifying opportunities and barriers to service provision.
ISSN:0148-5717
1537-4521
DOI:10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31815e4167