HIV prevalence and risk factors in a Brazilian penitentiary Prevalência e fatores de risco para a infecção pelo HIV em penitenciária brasileira

• Main Authors: Harnoldo Colares Coelho (Author), Gleici Castro Perdoná (Author), Fátima Regina Neves (Author), Afonso Dinis Costa Passos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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HIV infection among prison inmates shows one of the highest prevalence rates for specific population subgroups, reaching as high as 17% in Brazil and elsewhere in the world. The present study aimed to estimate HIV antibody prevalence and risk factors for infection in male inmates at the Ribeirão Pr...