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Epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections among offenders following arrest or incarceration

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  • Wiehe, S.E.
  • Rosenman, M.B.
  • Aalsma, M.C.
  • Scanlon, M.L.
  • Fortenberry, J.D.

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Objectives. We sought to estimate rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among criminal offenders in the 1 year after arrest or release from incarceration. Methods. We performed a retrospective cohort study of risk of having a positive STI (chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis) or incident-positive HIV test in the 1 year following arrest or incarceration in Marion County (Indianapolis), Indiana. Participants were 247 211 individuals with arrest or incarceration in jail, prison, or juvenile detention between 2003 and 2008. Results. Test positivity rates (per 100 000 and per year) were highest for chlamydia (2968) and gonorrhea (2305), and lower for syphilis (278) and HIV (61). Rates of positive STI and HIV were between 1.5 and 2.8 times higher in female than male participants and between 2.7 and 6.9 times higher for Blacks than Whites. Compared with nonoffenders, offenders had a relative risk of 3.9 for chlamydia, 6.6 for gonorrhea, 3.6 for syphilis, and 4.6 for HIV. Conclusions. The 1-year period following arrest or release from incarceration represents a high-impact opportunity to reduce STI and HIV infection rates at a population level.

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  • Wiehe, S.E. & Rosenman, M.B. & Aalsma, M.C. & Scanlon, M.L. & Fortenberry, J.D., 2015. "Epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections among offenders following arrest or incarceration," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(12), pages 26-32.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.302852_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302852
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    1. Tyler D. Harvey & Ijeoma Opara & Emily A. Wang, 2022. "Role of the Intersections of Gender, Race and Sexual Orientation in the Association between Substance Use Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Infections in a National Sample of Adults with Recent Crimi," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-14, March.

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