TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV and AIDS risk behaviors among female jail detainees
T2 - Implications for public health policy
AU - McClelland, Gary Michael
AU - Teplin, Linda A.
AU - Abram, Karen M.
AU - Jacobs, Naomi
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Objectives. We examined the sexual and injection drug use HIV and AIDS risk behaviors of female jail detainees. Methods. The sample (n = 948) was stratified by charge type (felony vs misdemeanor) and race/ethnicity (African American, non-Hispanic White, Hispanic, other). Results. Non-Hispanic White women, women arrested for less serious charges, women who had prior arrests, women arrested on drug charges, and women with severe mental disorders were at especially high risk for sexual and injection drug transmission of HIV and AIDS. Conclusions. Many women at risk for HIV and AIDS - women who use drugs, women who trade sex for money or drugs, homeless women, and women with mental disorders - eventually will cycle through jail. Because most jail detainees return to their communities within days, providing HIV and AIDS education in jail must become a public health priority.
AB - Objectives. We examined the sexual and injection drug use HIV and AIDS risk behaviors of female jail detainees. Methods. The sample (n = 948) was stratified by charge type (felony vs misdemeanor) and race/ethnicity (African American, non-Hispanic White, Hispanic, other). Results. Non-Hispanic White women, women arrested for less serious charges, women who had prior arrests, women arrested on drug charges, and women with severe mental disorders were at especially high risk for sexual and injection drug transmission of HIV and AIDS. Conclusions. Many women at risk for HIV and AIDS - women who use drugs, women who trade sex for money or drugs, homeless women, and women with mental disorders - eventually will cycle through jail. Because most jail detainees return to their communities within days, providing HIV and AIDS education in jail must become a public health priority.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.92.5.818
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.92.5.818
M3 - Article
C2 - 11988453
AN - SCOPUS:0036232713
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 92
SP - 818
EP - 825
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 5
ER -