HCV in Incarcerated Populations

An Analysis of Gender and Criminality on Risk

Bibliographic Data

ID13912794
AuthorsAnne Rhodes (0000-0002-0301-2432, George Mason University, corresponding author), Anne G Rhodes (a CJDATS Coordinating Center, George Mason University , Fairfax, VA), Faye S Taxman (0000-0001-9530-731X, a CJDATS Coordinating Center, George Mason University , Fairfax, VA), Peter D Friedmann (0000-0003-3585-3604, b Lifespan Hospitals/Brown University, Rhode Island Research Center of CJ-DATS, Substance Abuse Research Unit, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Alpert Medical School of Brown University , Providence, Rl), Karen L Cropsey (0000-0001-6921-3440, c University of Alabama , Birrningham, AL)
Year2008
Volume40
Issue4
Pages493-501
Publication date2008-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychoactive Drugs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0279-1072 • E-ISSN: 2159-9777
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02791072.2008.10400655
PMID19283953
PMCIDPMC3651872
OpenAlexW1979618501
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited15

While studies have explored the prevalence and correlates for hepatitis C (HCV) infection in substance-using and incarcerated populations these studies have not examined the attributes of criminal histories for those with HCV infection. This study examines the HCV infection rate as it relates to criminal risk factors using baseline data from a randomized trial of re-entering offenders and examines how these risk factors vary by gender. The HCV-positive population had a longer amount of time in confinement (105 vs. 61 months) than those who tested negative. HCV positive men were more likely to currently be receiving drug treatment than women. Criminal risk was positively associated with HCV infection while controlling for major risk factors (OR 1.25,95% CI: 1.07, 1.46), suggesting that the relationship was not spurious. While criminologists tend to examine risk relative to public safety threats, it appears that the public health needs equally require attention. Policy issues are examined regarding how services can be delivered to treat those with HCV infections within the correctional system and address criminal risk factors

Criminal history · Criminal justice · Criminology · Environmental health · Hepatitis C · Pathology · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · Sociology · Demography · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Hepatitis C virus research · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine