HIV risk inside U.S. prisons: a systematic review of risk reduction interventions conducted in U.S. prisons

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Valera, Pamela Chang, Yvonne Lian, Zi
Copyright Year	2016
Description	HIV prevalence in correctional populations is approximately five times that of the general adult population. This systematic review examines the broad question of HIV prevention and interventions to reduce inmate HIV-related risk behaviors in U.S. federal and state prisons. We conducted a systematic review of multiple databases and Google Scholar to identify behavioral, biomedical, social, and policy studies related to HIV among U.S. prison populations from 1980 – 2014. Studies were excluded if they did not focus on HIV, prison inmates, if they were conducted outside of the U.S., if they involved juvenile offenders, or if they included post-release outcomes. Twenty-seven articles met the study criteria. Evidence suggests that research related to the HIV care continuum, risk behaviors, gender, prevention (e.g., peer education), and policy are key topics to enhance HIV prevention interventions in the criminal justice system. This review provides a prison-specific overview of HIV in U.S. correctional populations and highlight effective interventions, including inmate peer education. There is an urgent need to continue to implement HIV prevention interventions across all prisons and improve the quality of life among those at heightened risk of HIV infection.
Related Links	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5587216/pdf
Ending Page	952
Page Count	10
Starting Page	943
ISSN	09540121
e-ISSN	13600451
DOI	10.1080/09540121.2016.1271102
Journal	AIDS Care
Issue Number	8
Volume Number	29
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2017-08-03
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Clinical Psychology Gender Prisons Systematic Review
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Review
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Health (social science) Social Psychology