Global burden of HIV, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis in prisoners and detainees

K Dolan, AL Wirtz, B Moazen, M Ndeffo-Mbah… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
The prison setting presents not only challenges, but also opportunities, for the prevention
and treatment of HIV, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis. We did a comprehensive literature …

Public health and the epidemic of incarceration

DM Dumont, B Brockmann, S Dickman… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
An unprecedented number of Americans have been incarcerated in the past generation. In
addition, arrests are concentrated in low-income, predominantly nonwhite communities …

The HIV care cascade before, during, and after incarceration: a systematic review and data synthesis

PA Iroh, H Mayo, AE Nijhawan - American journal of …, 2015 - ajph.aphapublications.org
We conducted a systematic literature review of the data on HIV testing, engagement in care,
and treatment in incarcerated persons, and estimated the care cascade in this group. We …

Understanding structural barriers to accessing HIV testing and prevention services among black men who have sex with men (BMSM) in the United States

ME Levy, L Wilton, G Phillips, SN Glick, I Kuo… - AIDS and Behavior, 2014 - Springer
Structural-level factors have contributed to the substantial disproportionate rates of HIV
among Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) in the United States. Despite insufficient …

HIV and viral hepatitis among imprisoned key populations

AL Wirtz, PT Yeh, NL Flath, C Beyrer… - Epidemiologic …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Prisons and other closed facilities create opportunities for transmission of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and viral hepatitis during detention and after release. We …

Opportunities to diagnose, treat, and prevent HIV in the criminal justice system

CG Beckwith, ND Zaller, JJ Fu… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Persons involved with the criminal justice system are at risk for HIV and other transmissible
diseases due to substance use and related risk behaviors. Incarceration provides a public …

[HTML][HTML] Global view of HIV prevalence in prisons: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Sayyah, F Rahim, GA Kayedani… - Iranian journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: We aimed to estimate the global prevalence of HIV, as well as cross-countries
comparison in people who are in prison. Methods: We systematically assessed published …

Epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections among offenders following arrest or incarceration

SE Wiehe, MB Rosenman… - … journal of public …, 2015 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We sought to estimate rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among
criminal offenders in the 1 year after arrest or release from incarceration. Methods. We …

[HTML][HTML] Age-specific global prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, and tuberculosis among incarcerated people: a systematic review

SA Kinner, K Snow, AL Wirtz, FL Altice, C Beyrer… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose This study aims to compare the global prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV,
and tuberculosis in incarcerated adolescents and young adults (AYAs) and older prisoners …

The global and regional prevalence of hepatitis C and B co-infections among prisoners living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Ahmadi Gharaei, M Fararouei, A Mirzazadeh… - Infectious diseases of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are
common among individuals with human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection worldwide …