AEGiS-06IAC: Gender and regional differences in HIV-1 antibody among entrants to US correctional systems.

6th International AIDS Conference


San Francisco, California, USA — June 20-23, 1990

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Gender and regional differences in HIV-1 antibody among entrants to US correctional systems.

Int Conf AIDS 1990 Jun 20-23; 6:348 (abstract no. Th.D.890)
Brewer F, Vlahov D, Munoz A, Ullrich J, Narkunas J, Castro K; The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

OBJECTIVE: Assess the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody among geographically diverse prison and jail inmate populations.

METHODS: Serum samples and demographic information routinely obtained at incarceration were obtained from 1,000 consecutive samples in each of ten prisons or jail systems; The 10 systems were analyzed as 3 geographic regions. Specimens were assayed using ELISA and Western Blot techniques; data were analyzed using Chi Square tests.

RESULTS: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. Higher HIV seroprevalence rates were observed in nonwhites (p less than 0.05) and select offense categories (p less than 0.05). No difference was noted between prisons and jails stratified by state.

CONCLUSION: The prevalence results underline the importance of prevention programs in correctional populations. These data also document variation in antibody to HIV-1 among entrants into prisons and jails by gender, region, and race/ethnicity, suggesting that prevention projects in the correctional setting should take local conditions into consideration.

Keywords: AEGIS, HIV Antibodies, HIV Seroprevalence, Prisons, Prisoners, HIV-1, Sex, Blotting, Western, Ethnic Groups, United States, Human, ICA6KWDaegis,hivantibodies,hivseroprevalence,prisons,prisoners,hiv-1,sex,blotting,western,ethnicgroups,unitedstates,human,ica6

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