Special Considerations in the Management of HIV-Infected Patients From Minority Communities
Summary
- Minorities are the majority population in correctional facilities in the United States[US DOJ 2012]
- Continued drug use, situational or coercive sex, and lack of condom availability increase risk of acquiring HIV while incarcerated[Tucker 2007; Jafa 2009]
- Among federal prisoners, blacks are 3 times as likely to be infected with HIV
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