Detection and treatment of HIV and hepatitis virus infections in Swiss correctional facilities

Miriam Gerlich (), Ulrich Frick, Lynn Pirktl and Ambros Uchtenhagen

International Journal of Public Health, 2008, vol. 53, issue 5, 268-271

Abstract: Most of the prisons investigated offered diagnostic and antiviral treatment for hepatitis virus and HIV infections. A reported problem was the discontinuation of ongoing treatments or vaccination cycles after discharge. In some cases deficient funding was an obstacle. Copyright Birkhaeuser 2008

Keywords: Hepatitis A virus infections; Hepatitis B virus infections; Hepatitis C virus infections; Inmates; Prisons (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-008-6014-8

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