Anonymous. Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA. Atlanta: May 2, 2010. pg. 88
Abstract (Summary)
United States, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Screening, Chlamydia Trachomatis, Gonorrhea, Gynecology, AIDS/HIV, Infectious Disease, Opportunistic Infections, Public Health, Regulatory Actions, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Syphilis, Trichomonas Vaginitis, Trichomoniasis, Women's Health's.
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"All inmates were offered HIV and syphilis testing, and a subset was offered chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichomoniasis testing. Cross-sectional data from the project were reviewed to determine the prevalence and correlates of HIV/STD. HIV test acceptance was 63% for voluntary testers (n=1200). The prevalence of HIV was 3.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.33-4.64) (n=1017) and the prevalence syphilis was 0.7% (95% CI 0.29-1.49) (n=967). Among the subset tested (n=396) the prevalence of chlamydia was 2.5% (95% CI 1.22-4.49) and for trichomoniasis it was 1.8% (95% CI 0.01-3.60), but no cases of gonorrhoea were detected (n=396). The prevalence of HIV was significantly higher at 25% (95% CI 13.64-39.60) for persons located in a separate section where individuals labelled as men who have sex with men (MSM) are separated. HIV/STD testing is important and feasible in Jamaica. A special focus should be placed on providing services to inmates labelled as MSM," wrote K. Andrinopoulos and colleagues, School of Public Health.
The researchers concluded: "Other Caribbean nations may also benefit from similar programmes."
Andrinopoulos and colleagues published their study in International Journal of STD & AIDS (Establishment of an HIV/sexually transmitted disease programme and prevalence of infection among incarcerated men in Jamaica. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2010;21(2):114-9).
Additional information can be obtained by contacting K. Andrinopoulos, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA USA.
The publisher of the International Journal of STD & AIDS can be contacted at: Royal Society Medicine Press Ltd., 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE, England.
Keywords: City:New Orleans, State:LA, Country:United States, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Screening, Chlamydia Trachomatis, Gonorrhea, Gynecology, AIDS/HIV, Infectious Disease, Opportunistic Infections, Public Health, Regulatory Actions, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Syphilis, Trichomonas Vaginitis, Trichomoniasis, Women's Health's.
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| Subjects: | Sexually transmitted diseases--STD, Acquired immune deficiency syndrome--AIDS, Studies, Gonorrhea, Confidence intervals, Mens health, Womens health |
| Author(s): | Anonymous |
| Document types: | Expanded Reporting |
| Publication title: | Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA. Atlanta: May 2, 2010. pg. 88 |
| Source type: | Periodical |
| ISSN: | 10782907 |
| ProQuest document ID: | 2014712101 |
| Text Word Count | 430 |
| Document URL: | http://proquest |
