...Nargiz Abdullayeva; Aytan Mammadbayli; Madina Taghiyeva Purpose This study aims to assess neurocognitive impairment, depression and anxiety level in HIV-infected individuals in penitentiary institutions of Azerbaijan. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional design was used to recruit...

...Haider Al-Darraji; Philip Hill; Katrina Sharples; Frederick L. Altice; Adeeba Kamarulzaman Purpose This intensified case finding study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) disease among people with HIV entering the largest prison in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach...

...Nimasha B. Fernando; Daniel M. Woznica; Tonderai Mabuto; Christopher J. Hoffmann Purpose This analysis aims to examine the role of pre-release, HIV-related, peer-based rehabilitation program attendance on post-release linkage to community-based HIV care in South Africa. Design/methodology...

... most frequently injected, concurrent stimulant or benzodiazepine use and the sharing of injecting equipment. Finally, data regarding opioid agonist treatment (OAT) and recent HIV/HCV screening were also collected. We used data from the national, community-based, cross-sectional PrebupIV survey...

... and their children incarcerated in Malawi. Originality/value There is a strong need for continued research to garner insight into the experiences of women prisoners and their children, with a particular emphasis on health situation. HIV Health in prison Correctional health care Human rights Blood-borne...

...Jordan Parsons; Chelsea Cox Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the possibility of using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV harm reduction intervention in prisons. PrEP is primarily discussed in relation to men who have sex with men (MSM), meaning other high-risk populations...

...Angelo Augusto; Orvalho Augusto; Atija Taquibo; Carina Nhachigule; Narcisa Siyawadya; Eduardo Samo Gudo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among 448 HIV-infected prisoners from 32 prisons in Mozambique. Design/methodology/approach All...

...Stephanie E. Perrett; Thomas D. Waite Purpose Prison populations are considered at elevated risk of blood borne virus (BBV) transmission. Between December 2015 and February 2016, four new cases of HIV infection were diagnosed across two male vulnerable prisoner (VP) custodial units in Wales, UK...

...Lyuba Azbel; Martin P. Wegman; Maxim Polonsky; Chethan Bachireddy; Jaimie Meyer; Natalya Shumskaya; Ainura Kurmanalieva; Sergey Dvoryak; Frederick L. Altice Purpose Within-prison drug injection (WPDI) is a particularly high HIV risk behavior, yet has not been examined in Central Asia. A unique...

...Gen Sander; Fionnuala Murphy Purpose Raise awareness about the disproportionate impact of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) on prisoners worldwide and the need for key harm reduction services such as needle and syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy in prisons offer practical recommendations...

... demographics of inpatient admissions of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected inmates in three hospital wards that provide hospital care for inmates in Italy. Design/methodology/approach This is a retrospective review of hospital medical admissions of patients living with HIV from January 1...

... and retention in community care post-release. Design/methodology/approach A retrospective chart review of patients who attended the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Outreach Clinic at a Canadian remand center between September 2007 and December 2011 was carried out. Data extraction included CD4 lymphocyte...

...Muazzam Nasrullah; Emma Frazier; Jennifer Fagan; Felicia Hardnett; Jacek Skarbinski Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe factors associated with incarceration as well as the association between recent incarceration and HIV-related sexual risk behaviors, access to insurance, healthcare...

...Emanuele Pontali; Nicoletta Bobbio; Marilena Zaccardi; Renato Urciuoli Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the prevalence of HBV and/or HCV co-infection among HIV-infected inmates entering the correctional facility. Design/methodology/approach – Prospective collection of data...

...Anak Agung Sagung Sawitri; Anak Agung Gede Hartawan; Noel Craine; Ayu Kartika Sari; Ni Wayan Septarini; Dewa Nyoman Wirawan Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe HIV-related risk behavior and knowledge of HIV among inmates of Kerobokan prison Bali, Indonesia. Design/methodology...

...Erni Juwita Nelwan; Ahmad Isa; Bachti Alisjahbana; Nurlita Triani; Iqbal Djamaris; Ilham Djaja; Herdiman T Pohan; Prisca Zwanikken; Reinout van Crevel; Andre van der Ven; Andre Meheus Purpose – Routine HIV screening of prisoners is generally recommended, but rarely implemented in low-resource...

.../methodology/approach – An e-module was used to improve staff understanding of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV at a prison in Wales, UK. An assessment was used to gather data on prison staff understanding of BBVs prior to undertaking the e-module. Findings – In total, 530/697 (76 per cent...

...Jaimie P. Meyer; Jeffrey A. Wickersham; Jeannia J. Fu; Shan-Estelle Brown; Tami P. Sullivan; Sandra A. Springer; Frederick L. Altice Purpose – Little is known about the association of intimate partner violence (IPV) with specific HIV-treatment outcomes, especially among criminal justice (CJ...

...Venkatesan Chakrapani; Ram Kamei; Hoineilam Kipgen; Jayanta Kumar Kh Purpose The authors aimed to examine the incarceration experiences of injecting drug users in accessing harm reduction, and HIV‐related services inside prisons in India. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted three...

... challenges pertinent to drug users and HIV‐infected individuals were assessed as difficult, but generally less important. Similarly, challenges associated with reducing drug relapse were ranked as less important, with only 0.6 percent identifying opioid substitution therapy as a helpful measure...