Tuberculosis and HIV infection among female inmates in São Paulo, Brazil: a prospective cohort study

• Published in: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 177
• Main Authors: Ferreira, M M, Ferrazoli, L, Palaci, M, Salles, P S, Medeiros, L A, Novoa, P, Kiefer, C R, Schechtmann, M, Kritski, A L, Johnson, W D, Riley, L W, Ferreira Júnior, O C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.1996
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Brazil - epidemiology; Female; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - diagnosis; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Seroprevalence; Humans; Incidence; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; Prisoners; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Substance-Related Disorders; Time Factors; Tuberculin Test; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - transmission; Brazil

Prison populations are at increased risk of both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections, but among female inmates information on such risks remains scarce, especially in developing countries. Between October 1992 and November 1993, 350 women incarcerated at a pr...