HIV infection among women entering the New York State correctional system

Bibliographic Data

ID11026191
AuthorsPatricia F Smith, Jaromir Mikl (0000-0002-5658-9809), Benedict I Truman (0000-0001-6407-4664), L Lessner, J Stan Lehman, Roy W Stevens, Emily Lord (0000-0002-1936-0976), E A Lord, R K Broaddus, Dale L Morse
Year1991
Volume81
IssueSuppl
Pages35-40
Publication date1991-05-01
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.81.suppl.35
PMID2014882
OpenAlexW2003383148
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited12

Human immunodeficiency virus infection is the leading medical problem among prison inmates in several states. In 1988 a blinded seroprevalence study was conducted on 480 New York female prison entrants to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for HIV infection in this population. Ninety (18.8 percent) women were HIV-seropositive. Seroprevalence was highest among women ages 30-39 (25.0 percent) and varied by ethnicity (Hispanics, 29.4 percent; Blacks, 14.4 percent; Whites, 7.1 percent) and residence (New York City, 23.8 percent; Upstate, 5.1 percent). Nearly half (44.9 percent) of the 136 acknowledged intravenous drug users and one-third (33.8 percent) of the 71 women with a positive syphilis serology were HIV-seropositive. There was no difference in fertility histories between seropositive and seronegative women, and two of 21 pregnant women were seropositive. This study led to increased clinical and prevention services for this high-risk population

Antibody · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Population · Prison · Residence · Serology · Seroprevalence · Syphilis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Epidemiology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Gerontology