Potential drivers of HIV acquisition in African-American women related to mass incarceration: an agent-based modelling study

Potential drivers of HIV acquisition in African-American women related to mass incarceration: an agent-based modelling study

Abstract Background The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Incarceration can increase HIV risk behaviors for individuals involved with the criminal justice system and may be a driver of HIV acquisition within the community. Methods We used an agent-based model to simulate...

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Main Authors: Joëlla W. Adams, Mark N. Lurie, Maximilian R. F. King, Kathleen A. Brady, Sandro Galea, Samuel R. Friedman, Maria R. Khan, Brandon D. L. Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Systems analysis
HIV
Prisons
Inmate
Sexual behavior
African Americans
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6304-x

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