Male Prisoners and HIV Prevention : A Call for Action Ignored

US prison inmates are disproportionately indigent young men of color. These individuals are severely affected by HIV/AIDS, largely owing to the high-risk behavior that they engage in prior to incarceration. Researchers and practitioners have issued a call for the importance of offering HIV preventio...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2008-09, Vol.98 (9 Suppl), p.S145-S149
Main Authors: BRAITHWAITE, Ronald L, ARRIOLA, Kimberly R. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
African Americans
AIDS
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human viral diseases
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Men's Health: Men's Health Forum
Miscellaneous
Prevention and actions
Prevention programs
Prisoners
Prisons
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
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Summary:US prison inmates are disproportionately indigent young men of color. These individuals are severely affected by HIV/AIDS, largely owing to the high-risk behavior that they engage in prior to incarceration. Researchers and practitioners have issued a call for the importance of offering HIV prevention services in prison settings. However, this call has largely been ignored. In this article, we outline reasons why these recommendations have been largely ignored, discuss innovative HIV prevention programs that are currently being implemented in prison settings, and offer recommendations for securing support for HIV prevention services in correctional settings.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.98.Supplement_1.S145