Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Prisons and Jails

Moran, John S.; Peterman, Thomas A.

doi:10.1177/003288558906900203

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“…Although we did not use cell culture as the reference test, the sensitivity and specificity rates of the leukocyte esterase test revealed in this study are comparable to those reported elsewhere.' [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Only 18% of the positive leukocyte esterase test results were confirmed as C trachomatis or N gonorrhoeae by the DNA probe test, probably in part because about half of all nongonococcal urethritis is caused by organisms other than C trachomatis. 19 A positive leukocyte esterase test result may also reflect causes other than sexually transmitted diseases, particularly in older men.…”

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Rapid screening and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases in arrestees: a feasible control measure.

Beltrami

Cohen²,

Hamrick³

et al. 1997

Am J Public Health

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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and usefulness of rapid screening and immediate presumptive treatment for sexually transmitted diseases among arrestees at a county jail. METHODS: The rapid plasma reagin test (for syphilis) and the urine leukocyte esterase test (for urethritis) were used in establishing routine screening and presumptive treatment for sexually transmitted diseases among arrestees. RESULTS: Of 4757 arrestees screened, 82 (1.7%) had untreated syphilis, and, of 4174 male arrestees screened, 541 (13%) had a positive leukocyte esterase test. The syphilis prevalence rate was higher among women than among men (3.1% vs 1.5%), and the rate was higher among Blacks than among Whites (2.3% vs 0.7%). Although leukocyte esterase test positivity was higher among persons reporting a urethral discharge (57% vs 12%), 88% of persons with a positive test result did not report such symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The program described here has reached persons with sexually transmitted diseases who are unlikely to use traditional health care services and thus are likely to remain untreated. Rapid screening and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases among arrestees is feasible and should be considered in areas with high sexually transmitted disease rates.

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Rapid screening and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases in arrestees: a feasible control measure.

Beltrami

Cohen²,

Hamrick³

et al. 1997

Am J Public Health

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“…Specifically, those who identify as Black/African American accounted for 42% of all new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. in 2019, and 29% were among those who identified as Hispanic/Latinx [9]. STIs as a group are also more prevalent in the U.S. among racial/ethnic minorities [10,11], with these disparities being the result of social factors such as poverty, lack of employment, and low education [12]. Preventive healthcare utilization, such as routine HIV and other STI testing, could greatly help in reducing the disease burden by decreasing transmission within these communities.…”

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Exploring Preventive Healthcare in a High-Risk Vulnerable Population

Amboree

Montealegre

Fujimoto

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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This study describes preventive care behaviors and explores opportunities to deliver preventive sexual healthcare to a high-risk vulnerable population. Data from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) system high-risk heterosexuals (HET) cycle (2019) in Houston, Texas, was used to describe preventive care utilization and assess the relationship between healthcare utilization and sociodemographic characteristics. More than 47% reported having no usual source of healthcare, and 94.6% reported receiving no non-HIV STI testing in the past 12 months. Additionally, many sociodemographic factors were associated with healthcare utilization and having a usual source of healthcare. Future efforts should be targeted at increasing preventive healthcare utilization among high-risk vulnerable populations as well as implementing more preventive sexual healthcare services in the community health centers where these populations most frequently encounter healthcare.

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“…Persons arrested for crimes are likely to be at high risk for HIV/STDs because of the association with drug use (Kall & Olin, 1990;Shafer et al, 1993), documented high rates of STDs and HIV (Moran & Peterman, 1989;Vlahov et al, 1991), and inadequate access or use of routine preventive health care services (Glaser & Greifmger, 1993;Heimburger et al, 1993). Intervening with arrestees is a potential opportunity to change behavior and reduce HIV/STD transmission in the community.…”

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A Controlled Trial of a Condom Promotion at a Jail: Lessons Learned

Beltrami¹,

Farley²,

Hamrick³

et al. 1998

Journal of Correctional Health Care

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Because arrestees are at high-risk for HIV/STDs, we evaluated a ten minute, skills-based condom promotion at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center. Arrestees were assigned to an intervention or control group based on the week of their first booking. For recidivists, data were compared between the first and second visits. At follow-up, the intervention group was as likely as the control group to have reported condom use, to have reported a similar number of sex partners, and for males, to have a positive test for urethritis. Because of these results, we cannot recommend condom promotions such as the one in this study; however, we showed that a skills-based condom promotion is feasible in jail settings.

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Prisons and Jails

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Rapid screening and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases in arrestees: a feasible control measure.

Rapid screening and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases in arrestees: a feasible control measure.

Exploring Preventive Healthcare in a High-Risk Vulnerable Population

A Controlled Trial of a Condom Promotion at a Jail: Lessons Learned

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