HIV treatment and care among Italian inmates: a one-month point survey

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 562
• Main Authors: Monarca, R., Madeddu, G., Ranieri, R., Carbonara, S., Leo, G., Sardo, M., Choroma, F., Casari, S., Marri, D., Muredda, A. A., Nava, F. A., Babudieri, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 10.12.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; AIDS treatment; Anti-HIV Agents - therapeutic use; Antiviral agents; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Cross-Sectional Studies; Drug therapy; Female; Health aspects; Highly active antiretroviral therapy; HIV (Viruses); HIV - genetics; HIV infection; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV testing; Humans; Infection; Infectious diseases; Italy - epidemiology; Male; Mass Screening; Medical research; Medication Adherence; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Prisoners - statistics & numerical data; Prisons; RNA, Viral - analysis; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Italy

HIV infection, with an estimated prevalence be between 2 and 50 times those of the general adult population is a major health challenge for prison authorities worldwide. Since no nationwide surveillance system is present in Italy, data on HIV prevalence and treatment in prisons are limited to only a...