Gaps between HIV/AIDS policies and treatment in correctional facilities
By Amankwaa, Linda C
Publication: Journal of Health and Human Services Administration
Date: Monday, October 1 2001
Publication: Journal of Health and Human Services Administration
Date: Monday, October 1 2001
HEADNOTE
Using data from the Florida Correctional System, they find that HIV/AIDS is still the leading cause of death. Improved treatment and care may have led to declines in AIDS-related mortality but the prison population continues to experience a much higher risk of mortality than he general population in spite of changes in the treatment and provision of care to infected patients. The dominance of HIV-related deaths indicates that treatment and voluntary testing policy have been ineffective. The authors argue that the persistence of HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths is largely attributable to continuing unequal distribution of health care resources between identified and unidentified HIV-infected inmates. Their analysis suggests that future changes in HIV/AIDS policy ib testing and treatment can contribute to improvement in health conditions of infected inmates.
ABSTRACT
HEADNOTEIn this article the authors examined correctional policy and its impact on the incidence of HIV/AIDS in prison population.
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