HIV seroprevalence and associated risk factors among male inmates at the Belize Central Prison

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ID14968004
AuthorsEthan Gough (0000-0001-5265-7731, University of Belize, corresponding author), Paul Edwards (0000-0003-4220-7408), Paul D Edwards
Year2009
Volume25
Issue4
Pages292-299
Publication date2009-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49892009000400002
PMID19531316
OpenAlexW2140662628
SciELOS1020-49892009000400002
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited5

The seroprevalence in the Central Prison was almost twice that estimated for the adult population of Belize in 2004 (2.4%). However, the social variables of importance to inmates appeared to reflect the epidemic in the general population, with the exception that male-to-male sex outside prison is likely more important to the male inmate population in Belize. The findings suggest that HIV is likely contracted by most inmates before their incarceration, largely due to same-sex activity

Confounding · Environmental health · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Logistic regression · Population · Prison · Serology · Seroprevalence · Serostatus · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Immunology · Internal Medicine

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