Correlation between HIV and HCV in Brazilian prisoners: evidence for parenteral transmission inside prison

Correlation between HIV and HCV in Brazilian prisoners: evidence for parenteral transmission inside prison

OBJECTIVE: It is an accepted fact that confinement conditions increase the risk of some infections related to sexual and/or injecting drugs practices. Mathematical techniques were applied to estimate time-dependent incidence densities of HIV infection among inmates. METHODS: A total of 631 prisoners...

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Main Authors: MN Burattini, E Massad, M Rozman, RS Azevedo, HB Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2000-10-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida
Hepatite
Soroprevalência de HIV
Prisioneiros
Transtornos relacionados ao uso de substâncias psicoativas
Fatores de risco
Estudos soroepidemiológicos
Uso de drogas
Prisioneiros masculinos
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