Patterns and trends of newly diagnosed HIV infections among adults and adolescents in correctional and noncorrectional facilities, United States, 2008-2011

A.E. Barskey, A.S. Babu, A. Hernandez and L. Espinoza

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, issue 1, 103-109

Abstract: Objectives. We aimed to determine whether the patterns and trends of HIV infections newly diagnosed within correctional and noncorrectional facilities differ. Methods. We classified persons newly diagnosed with HIV infection in the United States between 2008 and 2011 (n = 181 710) by correctional and noncorrectional facilities where diagnoses were first made, and stratified by sex, age group, race/ethnicity, transmission category, and diagnosis year. Results. An estimated 9187 persons were newly diagnosed with HIV infection in 2008 to 2011 while incarcerated, representing approximately 5.1% of the 181 710 HIV infections diagnosed in the United States during this period. Of these incarcerated persons, 84% were male, 30% were aged 30 to 39 years, 59% were Black/African American, and 51% of the men had been exposed through male-to-male sexual contact. Yearly numbers of diagnoses declined by 9.9% in correctional versus 0.3% in noncorrectional facilities. The percentage with a late HIV diagnosis was significantly lower in correctional than in noncorrectional facilities (prevalence ratio = 0.52; 95% confidence interval = 0.49, 0.55). Conclusions. Initial HIV diagnosis occurred sooner after HIV infection onset in correctional than in noncorrectional settings, pointing to the need for efficient referral systems after release.

Keywords: adolescent; adult; comparative study; complication; epidemiology; ethnology; female; HIV Infections; human; male; male homosexuality; middle aged; minority health; prevalence; prison; prisoner; risk factor; statistical model; statistics and numerical data; substance abuse; transmission; United States; young adult, Adolescent; Adult; Female; HIV Infections; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Minority Health; Prevalence; Prisoners; Prisons; Risk Factors; Substance Abuse, Intravenous; United States; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302868

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