Young Incarcerated Men’s Perceptions of and Experiences With HIV Testing

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ID11023741
AuthorsDeborah Kacanek (0000-0002-4877-2646, At the time of the study, Deborah Kacanek and Christine C. Fitzgerald were with Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, and The Miriam Hospital, Providence. Gloria D. Eldridge is with the University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage. Jill Nealey-Moore is with the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash. Robin J. MacGowan is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Diane Binson is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco. Timothy P. Flanigan...), Gloria D Eldridge (At the time of the study, Deborah Kacanek and Christine C. Fitzgerald were with Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, and The Miriam Hospital, Providence. Gloria D. Eldridge is with the University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage. Jill Nealey-Moore is with the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash. Robin J. MacGowan is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Diane Binson is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco. Timothy P. Flanigan...), Jill B Nealey-Moore (The Centers), Jill Nealey-Moore (At the time of the study, Deborah Kacanek and Christine C. Fitzgerald were with Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, and The Miriam Hospital, Providence. Gloria D. Eldridge is with the University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage. Jill Nealey-Moore is with the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash. Robin J. MacGowan is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Diane Binson is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco. Timothy P. Flanigan...), R J Macgowan (0000-0002-8712-2849, The Centers), Diane Binson (At the time of the study, Deborah Kacanek and Christine C. Fitzgerald were with Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, and The Miriam Hospital, Providence. Gloria D. Eldridge is with the University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage. Jill Nealey-Moore is with the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash. Robin J. MacGowan is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Diane Binson is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco. Timothy P. Flanigan...), Tim Flanigan (0000-0003-4355-9181, The Centers), Timothy P Flanigan (At the time of the study, Deborah Kacanek and Christine C. Fitzgerald were with Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, and The Miriam Hospital, Providence. Gloria D. Eldridge is with the University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage. Jill Nealey-Moore is with the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash. Robin J. MacGowan is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Diane Binson is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco. Timothy P. Flanigan...), Christine C Fitzgerald (At the time of the study, Deborah Kacanek and Christine C. Fitzgerald were with Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, and The Miriam Hospital, Providence. Gloria D. Eldridge is with the University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage. Jill Nealey-Moore is with the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash. Robin J. MacGowan is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Diane Binson is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco. Timothy P. Flanigan...), Christine Fitzgerald (0000-0002-2180-7431, The Centers), James M Sosman (At the time of the study, Deborah Kacanek and Christine C. Fitzgerald were with Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, and The Miriam Hospital, Providence. Gloria D. Eldridge is with the University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage. Jill Nealey-Moore is with the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash. Robin J. MacGowan is with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Diane Binson is with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco. Timothy P. Flanigan...)
Year2007
Volume97
Issue7
Pages1209-1215
Publication date2007-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2006.085886
PMID17538063
PMCIDPMC1913089
OpenAlexW2149038562
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited24

We analyzed incarcerated men’s perceptions of and experiences with HIV testing. Interviews were conducted with 105 men, aged 18 to 29 years, in 4 states. Most men had received an HIV test while incarcerated because it was convenient or free or because they thought it was mandatory. At most sites, men believed they were HIV-negative because they never received test results. Some men did not know the diseases for which they had been tested. Some men avoided HIV testing outside prison because they lacked time, lacked resources, feared knowing the results, or perceived themselves to not be at risk. HIV testing programs for young men inside or outside prison should address barriers to HIV testing, communicate the meaning and extent of testing, and improve notification of those with HIV-negative results

Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Perception · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology

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