Evidence for Action Technical Papers. Effectiveness of Intervention to Address HIV in Prisons
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et al (2000, 8th July) 'Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV and risk factors in Irish prisoners: results of a national cross sectional survey',
A policy reform for HIV prevention and HR in prison settings is a priority but needs to be incorporated into a wider national health policy reform to improve the gen- eral health
In particular, this should ensure that: prisoners have easy access to HIV testing and counselling; health-care providers offer or recommend testing and counselling,
The purpose of this study was to learn more about the experiences of women who have carried the double stigma of being HIV positive prisoners who were segregated within the
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) framework for HIV/AIDS
• Encourage networks to promote cooperation and establish integrated work between prison and correctional services, prison health systems, public health systems, national
It is also important to promote consistency in national and international legislation, and national prison policy and rules, to ensure that they support the development of
posttest policy for these two prisons is labeled “all counseled.” In Mississippi and Rhode Island, posttest counseling was required only for prisoners who tested positive for HIV;